Hurricane Kirk is making its way across the Atlantic. Per an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Saturday morning at 4 a.m. EST, the weather event has weakened slightly and is now a Category 3 hurricane,

Hurricane Kirk is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, nowhere near land. But the storm, which was classified as a Category 4 storm as of Friday, Oct. 4, could still affect North Carolina, the East Coast and islands including Bermuda and the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center.