Hurricane Kirk’s waves could create life-threatening surf and rip current conditions on the U.S. East Coast as well as Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas this weekend, forecasters said.

Kirk was a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and could continue to strengthen, but was expected to stay away from land, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. But meteorologists warned on Thursday that “large waves” could reach the US East Coast by Sunday

Waves caused by Kirk were expected to reach parts of the Leeward Islands on Friday and Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, the center said.

There were no coast guards or warnings. The severe hurricane occurred about 1,185 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Leslie formed in the eastern Atlantic late Wednesday and could strengthen into a hurricane in the coming days, forecasters said. It was also not yet seen as a threat to the country.

The storm was located about 515 miles southwest of the southernmost tip of the Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, the center said.

The storms came as many people in the southeastern United States still lacked access to running water, cell service and electricity as rescuers searched for missing people Hurricane Helene struck last week and left a trail of death and catastrophic damage.

More than 190 people died one of the deadliest storms in the history of the USA. At least 192 deaths have been confirmed in several states as of Thursday morning, according to a CBS News tally.

President Biden traveled to the Carolinas on Wednesday for an aerial tour of the extensive damage caused by the storm. Vice President Kamala Harris was in Georgia to receive a briefing on emergency response efforts following the storm’s devastation there.