The National Hurricane Center on Thursday lowered its forecast chances that a system that had moved over Florida the day previous could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or

A disturbance hurricane forecasters were tracking Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico could bring heavy rains to the region next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Forecasters are warning of early signs of a potential tropical cyclone developing along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A low-pressure system that could bring storms to Florida before moving west has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances. Gulf of Mexico activity may escalate into tropical depression in the next 7 days.

It may or may not develop into a tropical depression, but the system will bring rains and the possibility of flooding. Here's the forecast for New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

The National Hurricane Center’s Atlantic basin tropical activity map began referring to the Gulf of America as of Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (NHC)

The National Hurricane Center is tracking an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The disturbance is expected to form early next week and could become the 2024 Hurricane Season ...