Forecasters have closely been watching a tropical depression which has now gained strength and turned into Tropical Storm Danny, The storm has formed off the coast of the Bahamas, and is likely to get stronger as it continues to head towards the U.S.

So far, the storm has maximum sustained winds of 45mph, and is moving west-northwest at 18mph. At 11am Wednesday morning, the center of the storm was located about 445 miles east of Nassau, Bahamas, and 775 miles south of Cape Hatteras, NC.

Forecasts currently show that the storm is on a path to clip the East Coast of the US over the coming weekend. Those in the Bahamas and the southeastern US are advised to monitor the storm.

Meanwhile, out in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Ignacio has weakened as it moves northwest with top winds at 45mph.