The National Hurricane Center has updated its outlook for the low-pressure system in the Gulf of America, increasing its tropical development odds to a 70% chance over the next seven days.
The system is currently producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, but environmental conditions are favorability shifting. A tropical depression or storm is likely to form by midweek as the system tracks slowly northeastward across the Gulf.
Florida residents are urged to monitor the system closely, as heavy rainfall and potential coastal impacts could reach the peninsula by the weekend.