The National Weather Service in Mobile will also be closely watching the system and expects the risk for rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts to increase to moderate by Wednesday and high by Thursday, which means swimming in the Gulf will be hazardous.

AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.

The Storm Team will continue to monitor this upper-level disturbance closely through the first half of the workweek. As it moves into the Gulf, and works around this ridge of high pressure, that's where we could see some tropical organization.