Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Rafael, now a Category 2 hurricane, is making its way toward Cuba after bypassing the Cayman Islands early Wednesday morning and Jamaica on Tuesday.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.