Gulf of Mexico, Texas and Tropical cyclone
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A system was detected off the Atlantic Coast of Florida and is expected to move into the northern Gulf Coast and develop into a tropical depression.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a low-pressure system currently moving west across Florida that could develop into a tropical depression as it enters the Gulf of Mexico later this week.In its 8 a.
Conditions are expected to become more favorable for development once the system reaches the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center said July 15 it is continuing to track a system off the coast of Florida that could soon become a tropical depression.
A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana later this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.
The tropics are expected to remain quiet for the next week, with no tropical development anticipated in the immediate future.