Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop over the far northeastern to north-central portion of the Gulf,

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday lowered its forecast chances that a system that had moved over Florida the day previous could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or

The name Dennis was retired after it carved a destructive and deadly path from the Caribbean to Florida 20 years ago in early July.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "The system is expected to move westward across Florida during the next day or so, and into the northeastern Gulf by late Tuesday,

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he has “requested from the federal government a major disaster declaration" for 25 counties in Florida following Hurricane Idalia.

Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

Get ready to trade your sunshine for showers as a significant shift in the weather pattern promises a much wetter outlook for the Sunshine State, with forecasters closely watching a developing system in the Gulf.