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 National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean with a 90% chance of strengthening into a serious storm over the next 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.