United States: As per recent reports, a Tropical Storm called Helene is expected to form in the western Caribbean Sea.
The experts warn that its intensity could grow into a strong hurricane before it hits Florida or the northern Gulf Coast later this week.
More about the news
Currently, a wide-ranging area of low pressure is being developed in the Caribbean Sea. The thunderstorms over the area would eventually become more organized in this area.
It’s informally being called Invest 97L, a convention used by the National Hurricane Center in order to identify markers they could monitor for future development, weather.com reported.
The NHC has also finalized its first Hurricane Hunter mission to move to the western Caribbean Sea for this afternoon.

More about the developing thunderstorm
With the help of the latest computer forecast models, a tropical depression or storm could form soon, in the latter part of Monday or Tuesday.
By the late hours on Tuesday, Helene could come near Cancún, Cozumel, and western Cuba in the form of either a tropical storm or even a Category 1 hurricane.
As per the expert reports, at the local level, heavy rain and strong wind gusts may accompany the storm in those areas.
Furthermore, on Wednesday, Helene could produce some lingering impacts in Cancún, Cozumel, and western Cuba during the early hours of the day.
Furthermore, it is expected that Helene would then enter the southern Gulf of Mexico in the form of a hurricane.
What more have the experts predicted?
According to weather.com, Helene could be formed into something that would be a formidably strong hurricane in the Gulf.
The reason cited is that, as the heat content is one of the most favorable ingredients required for intensification, therefore the presence of plenty of deep, warm water in the northwest Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico would aid in intensifying the storm.
Moreover, according to University of Miami tropical scientist Brian McNoldy, the Gulf of Mexico’s heat content is currently at record-high levels for this time of year.
Moreover, as per the few forecast models, the upper levels of winds could spread apart over Helene, making it more favorable to strengthen it.
These reasons have cautioned alerts that Helene could reach Category 3 intensity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico before landfall.