Increasing tropical development odds in the Gulf next week

We’re watching a disturbance in the northwestern Caribbean Sea that has medium odds to develop in the next week. An area of low pressure should form later this weekend or early next week. Once it forms, gradual development is possible as it moves slowly north or northwest toward the southern Gulf of Mexico. A tropical depression could form by early next week in the Gulf. It’s still too early to determine where this system could impact along the Gulf Coast if it develops, but we’re monitoring it closely.

There are two other areas of low pressure being monitored in the central Atlantic. Some development is possible for both systems, but conditions aren’t too favorable for development, and neither look threatening to land. The next name on the list is Helene.