After forming on Thursday, Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th named storm of the 2008 hurricane season, is now roughly 500 miles south-southeast of Bermuda, and is going north at 13 miles per hour. Its sustain winds are blowing at around 60 mph. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Atlantic island of Bermuda.

The tropical storm which formed from a low-pressure system on Thursday, has already caused damage in the Caribbean, and is now threatening Bermuda. It will still be a few days before it reaches the U.S. mainland, near Maine. By then the storm could become a hurricane, however the scientists are calling that hypothesis iffy; even so, there is the potential. The storm is predicted to travel north-northeast toward New England and Canada, riding the warm waters of the Gulfstream. The National Hurricane Center issued an advice according to which “Interests in eastern New England and the Canadian Maritimes should closely monitor the progress of Kyle,” even though by that time it will have hit the “north” wall of the Gulfstream and will therefore have lost some intensity.

If Kyle is to reach hurricane status, it will do so by Sunday, at which time it will be situated about 500 miles east of Washington D.C., and will travel with a speed of up to 85 mph.

Tropical Storm Kyle is expected to bring about some strong winds, heavy rain and some minor flooding to the affected areas of Northeast United states over the next few days.