Credit: NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

Credit: NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
In the western Gulf of Mexico, forecasters are keeping their eye on a group of thunderstorms which have a 60% chance of strengthening to become tropical storm Barry. 

The National Hurrican Center has stated that the southern Bay of Campeche does not have well-defined circulation. 

In a recent statement, a senior hurricane specialist wrote, "This system is expected to move slowly northwestward toward the northeastern coast of Mexico, and may become a tropical cyclone before it moves inland in a day or two." 

But, that would only happen if the group of thunderstorms reaches a 39 miles per hour.

Although the possible tropical storm isn't routed for the sunshine state, keep it on your radar and prepare for hurricane season.

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