Meteorologists are monitoring the northwestern Caribbean, where there are growing signs that a storm could form. The system could develop toward the early or middle part of next week — and if it does,

A large, slowly-spinning system across the northern Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico could develop into something serious, forecasters said.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic that have a small chance of becoming tropical depressions or storms.

A tropical depression could form as an area of low pressure moves toward the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.