A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea could become a tropical depression next week as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

An area of low pressure near the Gulf of Mexico is likely to form into a tropical depression next week, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Tracking a tropical wave that looks to position itself between the Yucatan and Cuba with a 60% chance of developing in the next 7 days.

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor three areas for potential tropical development in the next 2-7 days.

The chance of tropical development next week from the western Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico has increased. The National Hurricane Center now has a 30% chance of development over the next 7 days.

Hurricane models are showing increasingly high chances that a tropical cyclone could form somewhere in the western Caribbean Sea or southern Gulf of Mexico as early as next week, and forecasters are encouraging Gulf Coast residents to stay vigilant through the remainder of the 2024 season.

National Hurricane Center is continuing to forecast the development of a tropical disturbance that could move into the Gulf of Mexico next week and become a tropical depression. The disturbance hasn’t formed yet,

The next tropical threat to the U.S. is brewing in the Caribbean as there are increasing signs that the ingredients needed for a tropical storm or even a hurricane are coming together.