Sara has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as of early Friday morning, and further strengthening is possible in the coming days if the storm center largely stays offshore from Hon

Tropical Storm Sara is the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season after it formed in the Caribbean. Meteorologist Jim Cantore with The Weather Channel explains Sara's path and if it could impact the U.

Sara is no longer expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. As of 6:15 a.m. CST Friday, the center of Tropical Storm Sara was located about 40 miles southeast of Isla Guanaja, Honduras, and was moving to the west at 9 mph.