Although Kirk is forecast to turn north and stay over the open Atlantic, the NHC said the storm could cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" that could reach portions of the Leeward Islands on Friday, Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, and the east coast of the United States and the Bahamas on Sunday.

A tropical disturbance that is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico could form into a tropical depression this weekend. Storm watchers have already advised Gulf Coast residents to keep an eye on the system, which is poised to bring heavy rain to parts of the Florida Peninsula.