Weather forecasters continue to eye a broad area of low pressure near Central America that could develop into a tropical storm or a hurricane and affect Florida late this week. But exactly where the storm goes and how strong it will be remains unclear as rains and thunderstorms related to the system were disorganized Sunday.

A​ tropical storm is expected to form in the northwest Caribbean Sea or southern Gulf of Mexico and eventually head toward either Florida or the northern Gulf Coast late this week, but details on its potential intensity,