National Hurricane Center expects system in southwestern area of the Gulf to drift northwestward. Center is tracking two more systems.

A low pressure area has an 80% chance of forming into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, forecasters said.

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) — Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. It is expected to become a hurricane before it reaches the Texas and Louisiana coastlines on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.