TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical depression could develop as a low pressure area moves toward the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
The low pressure area could form early next week as it moves across the Caribbean Sea.
“A tropical wave is likely to develop in the western Caribbean early next week. Right now, there is a 40 percent chance in seven days. Many of the models have the system moving northward into the Gulf of Mexico by mid-week. Because the system has yet to form, it is far too early to know where it will go or how strong it will be. More details will emerge as the system forms and organizes,” said Leigh Spann, a Max Defender 8 meteorologist.
The probability of a formation occurring in the next seven days is 40%.
The remainder of Gordon will continue to bring showers and thunderstorms to the central subtropical Atlantic.
Some development is possible over the next few days as the storm moves north, but conditions are expected to become less favorable for development, the NHC said.
The chance of development in the next two days is 30%.
According to the NHC, there is a low pressure area approximately 1,200 kilometers southeast of Bermuda, where organization has changed little.
Some development is possible if the animal moves across open water in the coming week.
The chance of development in the next two days is 20%, with a chance of development in the next seven days of 30%.
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