A disturbance hurricane forecasters were tracking Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico could bring heavy rains to the region next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.

July is typically when Atlantic hurricane season begins to pick up in the Gulf of Mexico, and right on cue, the first intriguing development of the summer is causing forecasters to take note. A low pressure system producing showers east of Florida is expected to move across the Sunshine State over the next 36 hours and reach the northeastern Gulf,