The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday, and long-term forecast models show it could enter the Gulf of Mexico and turn toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. As of the NHC’s 10 a.

Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean, putting Florida residents on alert for a possible midweek storm. Sara developed into a tropical storm on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 14, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The system currently has maximum sustained winds near 40 mph and even higher gusts.

The National Hurricane Center reports that Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 has developed into Tropical Depression 19 in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm, named Tropical Storm Sara,