National Hurricane Center

MIAMI – An area of concern is forming in the big bend area of Florida and could bring soaking rains to the Florida and Alabama coasts in the next few days.

Another is lingering in the Caribbean and could affect the east coast of Florida in the coming days.

An area of cloudiness and thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure is located over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

Some slight development is possible before the system moves inland over the southeastern United States in a couple of days. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall over northern Florida is anticipated.

Formation chance through 48 hours is low at 20 percent and formation chance through five days is also low at 20 percent.

Another tropical wave is producing disorganized cloudiness and showers just north of Puerto Rico and the adjacent Atlantic.

This activity is expected to move northwestward and northward, and an area of low pressure could form in the Atlantic by the middle of next week between Florida and Bermuda.

Formation chance through 48 hours is low at near 0 percent and formation chance through five days is low at 20 percent.