Monday and Tuesday will be important to watch for predicting where a tropical storm may head in the Gulf of Mexico next week.

Meteorologists are watching an amalgamation of storms that could turn into a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico over the next seven days.

A tropical system in the Caribbean Sea could develop as it moves northward into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane models are showing increasingly high chances that a tropical cyclone could form somewhere in the western Caribbean Sea or southern Gulf of Mexico as early as next week, and forecasters are encouraging Gulf Coast residents to stay vigilant through the remainder of the 2024 season.

While little activity is expected in the short term, gradual development of the system is possible as it moves slowly to the north or northwest, potentially into the southern Gulf