Tropical Storm Sara is forecast to form in the western Caribbean Sea and long-range forecasts show the possibility that the storm will turn to the northeast in the Gulf of Mexico and take a path

A tropical disturbance building in the Caribbean Sea has been designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 by the National Hurricane Center, and is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm – known as Tropical Storm Sara – over the next few days.

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.