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

Forecast models continue to advertise slow tropical development beginning next week across the northwestern Caribbean, with a system that could pivot into the southern Gulf of Mexico by the middle to latter part of the week.

A​ tropical storm could form in the northwest Caribbean or southern Gulf of Mexico late next week, but details on its potential intensity, track and timing remain uncertain. Interests along the entire U.