One system headed for the Gulf of Mexico should have the attention of the United States, Cuba and Mexico, and two systems with development chances follow a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean.

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner joined FOX 35 News+ to talk about activity in the Tropics that could have an impact on Florida.

The National Hurricane Center continued to track the possibility of a tropical depression forming into the Gulf of Mexico this week. It’s the last thing that those in the Southeast want to hear in the wake of devastating Hurricane Helene.

A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike.

A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Association union said on Sunday, signaling action which could cause delays and snarl supply chains.

Retailers are scrambling ahead of 45,000 longshoremen's threat to strike Tuesday, impacting supply chain in and out of East and Gulf Coast ports.