Short-Lived Tropical Storm Likely To Form In Gulf Of Mexico, But Not Expected To Impact US

Watches Issued In Caribbean For Future Ernesto

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Low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is increasingly likely to become a short-lived tropical depression or storm over the next day or so, and although this possible system is unlikely to ever reach land, it will enhance rainfall in the southern half of Florida.

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