Hurricane Rafael remained a "powerful compact hurricane" as it slowly churned in the central Gulf of Mexico, U.S. forecasters said Friday.  Where is the storm and what is its path? According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center,

Over 23% of crude oil production and 10% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in by Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Friday.

Hurricane Rafael swirled Friday through the Gulf of Mexico, where it was expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country's power grid and collapsing hundreds of houses.On Friday afternoon,