Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is now bracing for another potential storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico.

A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Depression 14 is forecast to become a tropical storm Saturday and intensify to or near major hurricane strength. Next named storm is Milton.

The system became "Tropical Depression 14" on Saturday and is expected to develop into a "near major hurricane," the National Hurricane Center said.

Florida could see a Category 2 hurricane hit next week, bringing surge and high winds to the recovering west coast and serious flood risks to South and Central Florida. The National Hurricane Center’s first cone of uncertainty for Tropical Depression 10 puts it on an eastward path through the Gulf of Mexico and into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday — a second blow for a region still catching its breath from the devastating Category 4 Hurricane Helene.