In Helene’s wake, the National Hurricane Center predicted Tropical Storm Kirk could grow into the next major hurricane by midweek. Here’s what you need to know. Is another hurricane coming to Florida—or the surrounding Southeast and Gulf Coast?

Although forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are tracking five separate systems in the Atlantic Ocean, including newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk, only one is a real concern for the United States and the storm-battered Southeast.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kirk, located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf Coast could be at risk for another tropical threat next week.Sign up for our NewslettersNorthwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico:Disorganized showers and thunderstorms stretch from the southwestern Caribbean Sea into the southern Gulf of Mexico.