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The tropical system brewing in the Caribbean is also expected to hit the United States. Here is the new planned path

Florida meteorologists said Tuesday that they expect a tropical weather system to strengthen near Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the coming days – potentially becoming another hurricane that could hit the state.

According to WFTV in Orlando, the low pressure system in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Sara later this week or over the weekend. The station said the system was expected to move into the western Caribbean as Tropical Storm Sara and would likely strengthen into a hurricane in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

While it's still too early to say where it will end up, WFTV said some models show the system moving east and into Florida.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that is expected to strengthen in the coming days. The system will likely become Sara, the next named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and could hit Florida

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that is expected to strengthen in the coming days. The system will likely become Sara, the next named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and could hit Florida (National Hurricane Center)

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that environmental conditions appear suitable for development in the Caribbean Sea. A tropical depression is likely to form by the end of the week as the system shifts westward.

Early next week, the Hurricane Center said it was moving northwest.

Sara would be the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2024 season.

Last week, Rafael hit western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, knocking out the entire power grid. Just a few days later, eastern Cuba was shaken by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.

Children wade through a flooded street following Hurricane Rafael in Batabano, Cuba, earlier this month. The storm was followed by a severe earthquake

Children wade through a flooded street following Hurricane Rafael in Batabano, Cuba, earlier this month. The storm was followed by a severe earthquake ((AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

Rafael brought dangerous and life-threatening surf and rip currents to beaches along the Gulf Coast.

Climate change is leading to hurricanes later in the year, with seawater temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico reaching record highs or near record highs. The normal Atlantic hurricane season lasts until November 30th.

“Don’t be discouraged just because the calendar says mid-November is coming up. “Conditions and water temperatures across the tropics are still primed for tropical storm formation in the final weeks of hurricane season,” AccuWeather senior hurricane expert Alex DaSilva warned Monday. “History shows that Florida faces a higher risk of tropical impacts in November than any other state.”

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