... #TROPICALSTORMHELENE FORMS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA...
At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), #Helene is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through early Wednesday.
On the forecast track, the center of Helene will move across the far northwestern Caribbean Sea through tonight, and then move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and Thursday, potentially reaching the Gulf coast of Florida late Thursday."
- NOAA NHC