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.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six has formed over the warm waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico with over two months left of 2024’s Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six has formed over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and tropical storm watches were issued for parts of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

The storm will soon become Francine, and it could strengthen to hurricane status by the middle of the week. There are no threats to Florida at this time.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six formed over the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said Sunday night, prompting a tropical storm warning to be issued for southern Texas.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before landfall somewhere near the Texas/Louisiana border midweek.

The Lone Star State is achingly close to exiting the peak window for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but we can't turn our backs on the tropics just yet. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is keeping tabs on the potential formation of a low pressure system in the Caribbean Sea that could have tropical implications for the Gulf of Mexico next week.

Although the tropics may be quiet now, the First Coast News Most Accurate Weather Team has been monitoring an area in the northwestern Caribbean for possible tropical development and cyclone formation by the end of next week.