Weather

There are currently five areas of tropical weather being watched in the Atlantic Basin this morning.

The system has shown signs of strengthening but will likely move onshore before further development occurs.

Forecasters say the 9th named storm of the season could form in the Atlantic sometime this week.

Forecasters say a potential tropical cyclone should not pose a threat to the Gulf of Mexico after all.

The Hurricane Center has placed the probability at 70% that this system will become a tropical cyclone.

The storm system could impact the northern Gulf coast sometime next week.

Development of this system could come later in the week over the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Tuesday is the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, as of now the tropics remain active but no storms appear to pose an immediate threat to land.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

The system has been given an 80% probability of strengthening into a tropical cyclone.