Tropical storm watches possible in Florida later today: Will it affect Alabama?

Tropical depression expected to form this weekend in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

A tropical disturbance near Cuba is expected to track northwestward toward the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Friday. It could become a tropical depression over the weekend as it heads northward.The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to track a tropical disturbance near Cuba that is expected to become a tropical depression over the weekend.

It is expected to track across Cuba today and move into the Straits of Florida tonight or on Saturday. More certain is that it will cause heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas this weekend.The National Weather Service in Mobile continued to keep a close eye on the system on Friday. Forecasters noted that the forecast for the system was trending more to the east, which would reduce any effects for Alabama’s coastal areas.

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