The storm will be named Francine once it hits tropical storm strength, and is expected to intensify to a hurricane before it slams into Texas and Louisiana.

A large but weak storm spinning in the Caribbean has potential to develop by the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system is forecast to become a category one or category two hurricane before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two new tropical waves in the Atlantic. See formation chances and path.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic that have a small chance of becoming tropical depressions or storms.

The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to keep tabs on three systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook,

A large, slowly-spinning system across the northern Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico could develop into something serious, forecasters said.

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday increased odds that a developing system could head into the Gulf of Mexico and become a tropical depression or storm — while it also kept tabs on two systems in the Atlantic.

AccuWeather shows that there is a high risk the disturbance could target the Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to Florida, based on historical data.