IT’S RIGHT IN THIS AREA HERE NEAR THE PANHANDLE. IT’S HEADED OVER THIS WAY TOWARD LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. AND IF IT DROPS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE SOUTH OVER THE REALLY WARM WATER HERE IN THE NORTHERN GULF,

The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.