Like other hurricanes that have spawned out of the Caribbean Sea this ... AccuWeather expects the storm to turn northeast toward Florida's Gulf Coast Tuesday afternoon. Exactly how Florida could be impacted by Hurricane Sara is still being assessed.

Tampa Bay forecasters say it’s too early to tell where the storm will go, but urged residents to keep an eye on forecasts.

The National Hurricane Center began advisories Wednesday on a system it forecasts to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm. Long-range forecast models predict it will intensify into a hurricane and threaten Florida by the middle of next week.