The potential storm follows swiftly on from Hurricane Rafael, which hit Cuba last week. Making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with prior wind speeds peaking at 115 miles per hour, it knocked out the country's entire power grid. It was the strongest November tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico on record, matched only by 1985's Hurricane Kate.

A weather system in the western Caribbean Sea is expected to form into Tropical Storm Sara and has the potential to take a turn toward Florida by the middle of next week, forecasters said. Although it’s far too early to be certain of what,