(WGHP) — The National Hurricane Center is looking at the Gulf of Mexico this week as there is a chance of a storm forming. Tracking the Tropics The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Kirk, a category one hurricane in the central Atlantic.  Kirk is forecast to move northwest and strengthen to a category 3/major hurricane by Thursday afternoon.  By this weekend, it will begin to turn northward, weakening to a category 2 storm Sunday night over cooler water. Kirk poses no danger to land. Invest 91-L may be renamed "Leslie" later today. It is currently located southeast of Hurricane Kirk, and a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.  It is producing 35 mph sustained winds as of the 5 am advisory and is forecast to continue moving to the west. The NHC is monitoring the Gulf of Mexico for tropical development later in the week. There is a 40% chance of a storm forming over the next 5 days. Local Forecast We're starting the day with mostly cloudy skies, but partly cloudy skies are expected by late morning. It's going to end up being a really pretty day as highs rise to the upper-70s.  By the end of the day, clouds will start to build up again and there will be a 20% chance of isolated showers overnight.  Lows will settle to the lower-60s by daybreak. Cloudier conditions are ahead for Thursday and Friday along with a 20% chance of showers.  Any showers that develop will be isolated and light. Highs remain in the upper-70son both days. A cold front, churning across the Piedmont Saturday, will usher in dry, sunny weather for the remainder of the 7-day forecast. Saturday's highs will reach the lower-80s, but we will return to the upper-70s Sunday and Monday.   Another front comes through Monday night, and there will be a noticeable shift in our weather for the middle of next week.  We're keeping sunny skies in the forecast for Tuesday, but morning lows will dip into the mid-50s for a change, and highs are only going to make it to the lower-70s!