Follow along here for updates on what could become Hurricane Sara. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday they are tracking a system in the Caribbean that could strengthen into Hurricane Sara next week.

The NHC said Tuesday it is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression by the end of the week.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are urging residents of the eastern Gulf Coast, particularly Floridians, to monitor the forecast closely because there could be an opening for the storm to reach the US next week.