SOUTH MISSISSIPPI - The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is tracking Tropical Storm Rafael in the Caribbean Sea. It is forecast to become a hurricane entering the Gulf of Mexico this week. Environmental conditions are expected to be favorable enough for Rafael to become stronger in the Caribbean.

( WALA) - Tropical Storm Rafael is getting better organized this evening, with winds at 70 mph. The storm is in the Caribbean Sea. As of the 3 p.m. advisory, Rafael had a minimum barometric pressure of 989 millibars and was moving northwest near 15 mph.