Helene is affecting some Florida travel. The National Hurricane Center’s latest forecast on Tuesday has the system entering the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday afternoon and strengthening into a Category 3 hurricane. It is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend region Thursday evening and also affect Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Helene has formed in the Caribbean with winds of 45 mph. The storm is expected to strengthen rapidly into a major hurricane over the next 48 hours as

Florida's Gulf Coast is bracing for the potential of a significant hurricane landfall later this week, as a possible tropical storm that could ultimately become Hurricane Helene is organizing in the Caribbean.