Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine has formed in the western Caribbean Sea. This tropical disturbance is forecast to become a tropical storm within the next day or two as it moves northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida Panhandle and Big Bend residents should begin their hurricane preparations as forecasters expect the storm to make landfall Thursday as a Category 2 or Category 3 Hurricane Helene. Here is the latest on Tropical Cyclone Nine.