Hurricane Helene is forecast to rapidly intensify over the record-warm Gulf of Mexico before slamming into the United States’ Gulf Coast later this week. The storm has not formed yet but is expected to soon, so the National Hurricane Center has dubbed it Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine to warn of its imminent threat.

The National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon that a major hurricane will landfall along the Florida gulf coast on Thursday. The storm, which is still taking shape and will be named Helene, could become the strongest hurricane to hit the United States this season.

It looks like we finally have a good idea where potential Hurricane Helene is headed, with landfall expected around Thursday.