Tropical disturbance expected to move into western Gulf

A broad area of low pressure off the coast of Colombia is expected to move over the Yucatan and into the western Gulf of Mexico late in the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or over the weekend while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
The disturbance is expected to move near or across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Saturday, and move into the western Gulf of
Mexico by Sunday where conditions could be favorable for additional
development to occur.
The National Hurricane Center gives the system a 40% chance of formation in the 48 hours, and 80% through five days.