A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is likely to become a tropical storm that will hit the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with wind, rain, and storm surges, forecasters said Thursday.
Moving off the eastern coast of Mexico, the low-pressure system is likely to develop into a tropical or subtropical system before Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The National Weather Service warned of tropical storm-force winds for sections of the Gulf Coast, and “dangerous” storm surges of up to five feet along with parts of the Florida coast. Forecasters have issued both a tropical storm warning and a storm surge warning.
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