Mexico Beach sits on the eastern end of Bay County, bordering Gulf County. According to Shoaf, tourism is the town's largest economic driver, so its busiest months are during summer. That said, peak season crowds in Mexico Beach during summer still are nothing like those in other nearby larger destination cities like Panama City Beach.

A system was detected off the Atlantic Coast of Florida and is expected to move into the northern Gulf Coast and develop into a tropical depression.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice's whale in the oil and gas drilling region of the Gulf of Mexico, according to an agreement with environmental groups filed in a federal court.

Forecasters are warning of early signs of a potential tropical cyclone developing along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A low-pressure system that could bring storms to Florida before moving west has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.

A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.

The formation chance through 48 hours is medium at 40%, with the same probability maintained through seven days.

Invest 93L has slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions could favor some development as it moves west across the north-central Gulf. It will move into

A Connecticut-based shipping company pleaded guilty to pollution charges after crew members on one of its ships deliberately dumped more than 10,000 gallons of oil waste into the Gulf of Mexico.