Helene is expected to form this week as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine moves across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. In addition, the NHC is also monitoring a tropical wave that is expected to move from the African coast.

A tropical menace stewing over some of the warmest waters on Earth could bully into the Gulf Coast this week with potentially hurricane-force strength. The National Hurricane Center designated a disturbance over the northwestern Caribbean Sea as Invest 97L on Sunday,

Forecasters are monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean that has a high chance for development over the next seven days and is forecast to become a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.