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,

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

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

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