Winds with a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea are forecast to intensify to near-hurricane-force, National Hurricane Center says.

Florida's Gulf Coast is bracing for the potential of a significant hurricane landfall later this week, as a possible tropical storm that could ultimately become Hurricane Helene is organizing in the Caribbean.

A storm in the Caribbean Sea could turn into a hurricane in the next few days. Here's what's happening and what the forecast is closer to home.