Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 was fighting some shear in the western Caribbean that was causing it to struggle to get organized Tuesday morning but was forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm Helene later in the day.

According to the NHC, the system may become a named storm Tuesday and is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday. Here's the latest maps, models, impacts:

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A hurricane watch and warnings of storm surges up to 15 feet high were issued Tuesday for almost all of Florida's western coastline as a potential tropical storm moves across the Caribbean Sea and towards the Gulf Coast.

Local impacts from soon-to-be hurricane Helene will start Wednesday and peak Thursday with a major hurricane forecast to make landfall Thursday in or near the “big bend.” Tropical storm conditions are likely for us,

A disturbance in the Caribbean Sea is expected to strengthen into a hurricane that will take aim at Florida midweek.

A tropical storm watch and a storm surge watch have been issued for parts of Southwest Florida from Bonita Beach to Flamingo, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is located about 100 miles southwest of Grand Cayman.