"This has the potential to rapidly intensify into a powerful hurricane," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter.
The system is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, according to the NHC’s 5 p.m.
A tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A tropical depression or storm could form in the next two days for a system bound for the Gulf of Mexico that could threaten ...