Hurricane forecasters encourage Gulf Coast residents to monitor the progression of a tropical disturbance located in the Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Kirk is packing peak winds of 80 miles per hour as it moves northwest, nearly 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.

The National Hurricane Center is watching for intensification throughout the next few days after Kirk was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday night. Currently 1,790 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, Kirk has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and a minimum central pressure of 986 mb.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kirk, located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf Coast could be at risk for another tropical threat next week.Sign up for our NewslettersNorthwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico:Disorganized showers and thunderstorms stretch from the southwestern Caribbean Sea into the southern Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center is warning that another storm could be coming. Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, wreaked havoc in the southeastern part of the United States over the weekend. More than 100 people have died and likely billions of dollars worth of damage was inflicted in Florida,

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.T​ropical development is possible from the northwestern Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico later this week into next week.