A​ tropical storm is expected to form in the northwest Caribbean Sea and may become a hurricane before it heads toward either Florida or the northern Gulf Coast late this week. Interests along the U.S.

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.