Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is about 305 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande and about 545 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. advisory. Winds in the system have reached a maximum sustained speed of 50 mph as it moves north-northwest at approximately 5 mph.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six forms, forecast to quickly strengthen into hurricane aiming for U.S. Gulf Coast A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Monday, and could become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast by midweek.

The dry spell in hurricane season broke Monday morning with the formation of Tropical Storm Francine, which is set to strike Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane later this week. The National Hurricane Center is also tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic with a medium chance of forming in the next few days — about 60%.