Gulf disturbance no threat to Florida

Astorm systembrewing in thewestern Gulf ofMexico is expected to become a tropical storm overnight.

Forecasters were also keeping an eyeSunday onanother tropical disturbance in the EasternAtlantic.

And although neither posed an immediate threat to Florida, “this is the time of yearwe neverwant to let our guard down,” said forecaster John Cangialosi at the NationalHurricane Center.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven formed Sunday afternoon. Warnings andwatches were issued for Belize and Mexico.

As of 8 p.m. Sunday, the potential tropical cyclone wasmovingwest-northwestwardat12milesanhour, forecasters said. Maximum sustained winds were about 35 mph.

The center is expected to move across the Yucatan Peninsula late today and Tuesday and poses the greatest potential threat to residents near the coasts of of Honduras, Belize and theYucatan Peninsula, forecasters said.

At 8 p.m. Sunday, formation chanceswere 90 percent through the next 48 hours, and 90 percent over the next five days.

The next named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be Franklin.

In the Atlantic, an area of low pressure about midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles was described as elongated, with limited showers and thunderstorms. “Development, if any, is expected to beslowtooccurasthesystem moves generally west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic at about 15 mph,” the forecast advisory said.