Is Hurricane Rafael Going To Miss Louisiana?

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: A new storm forecast path for Hurricane Rafael has been released by the National Hurricane Center (NHS) and we have all the details.

Yesterday, we reported that the NHS had Hurricane Rafael heading for the middle of Louisiana.  However, Mother Nature said not so fast.

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Here's what the forecasted track looked like yesterday:

Here's what the forecasted track looks like today:

Gulf weather expert Meteorologist Zack Fradella is reporting that Rafael may not even impact US soil. From what we saw yesterday, this is very good news.

Rafael is currently a major cat 3 hurricane and will impact Cuba today with sustained winds of 115 mph moving NW at 14 mph.

This is just another friendly reminder that just because it's November, the Gulf only closes down when Mother Nature hangs up the sign.