Odds improve for tropical depression to form in southwestern Gulf, system could emerge near Bahamas

The chances continue to increase that a tropical depression could form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico next week, the National Hurricane Center said, while a disturbance popped up on Saturday night that could develop into an area of low pressure in a week and affect the east coast of Florida.

The system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move slowly west or west-northwest, and saw its chances of developing over the next seven days increase to 60% in the tropical outlook released at...