Tropical Development Possible in Gulf by Weekend

An area of disturbed weather in the southern Caribbean is being monitored for possible tropical development, especially as the system nears the Yucatan Peninsula by week's end. The National Hurricane Center says the disturbance has a medium chance of becoming a Depression or Tropical Storm on Thursday or Friday. Long range forecast information suggests that the possible storm would then enter the Gulf of Mexico and possibly influence the weather in the Southeast U.S. over the weekend.