The eventual path and strength of newly named Tropical Storm Sara remain uncertain Thursday, with forecasters closely monitoring each computer model run as the system spins in the Caribbean Sea near storm-vulnerable Central America,

A tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea became Tropical Storm Sara on Thursday, forecasters said, and poses no immediate threat to South Mississippi even though the storm will likely reach the Gulf of Mexico.

A somewhat rare November storm system is gathering steam in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Sara will eventually make a turn to the east and Florida.