"Showers and thunderstorms located over the Florida peninsula, the southeastern U.S. coast, the northwestern Bahamas, and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf waters are associated with a broad trough of low pressure," the National Hurricane Center said.

If the storm becomes tropical later this week, it will be the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Just three days into the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring the first tropical system with potential for development. Although in close proximity to the southeastern United States,