The National Hurricane Center said Rafael is now a post-tropical remnant, and that it is currently tracking a system in the Caribbean Sea.

Once a powerful Category 3 hurricane, Rafael has significantly weakened and downgraded to a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. See the latest:

Hurricane Rafael continues to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico and while the cyclone will not directly strike the U.S., it will bring life-threatening conditions to the Gulf Coast.

What was Hurricane Rafael downgraded to a tropical storm as the system still heads west into the Gulf of Mexico and continues to be no threat to land for now, the National Hurricane Center kept

The post-tropical cyclone system was last addressed in a final advisory by the National Hurricane Center at 4 pm Sunday. The tropical storm Rafael has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone. Post Tropical Cyclone Rafael is 345 miles north-northwest of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained wind of 35 mph. It’s moving at 3 mph to the east.

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to weaken as the NHC tracks another system in the Caribbean that is expected to move into "unfavorable conditions."

Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Saturday and dissipated into a remnant low on Sunday,