Whiel the The National Hurricane Center issues advisories on Tropical Storm Erin, located deep in the tropical Atlantic there is another area to watch in the southwestern Gulf.
A broad low pressure area has formed from a tropical wave over the Yucatan Peninsula with disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity.
The low is forecast to move west-northwestward across the southwestern Gulf overnight where environmental conditions are marginally conducive for further development.
The system is forecast to move inland over northeastern Mexico by late Friday, ending its chances of formation.
Formation chance through 48 hours is 20 percent and the formation chance through 7 days is 20 percent.