Invest 99L is likely to develop into a tropical depression on Wednesday in the central Caribbean, which could lead to the possible upgrade to a tropical storm Thursday and potentially becoming Hurricane Sara by Friday.

The National Hurricane Center is closely watching Invest 99L, saying it will soon get the name Sara, then possibly approach Florida as a hurricane next week.

A tropical depression is expected to form in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. “Next week, what will become the next named storm of the hurricane season, can impact Florida. Invest 99L is likely to become a tropical depressing in the next day or so and continue to strengthen through the end of the week,