'This system is forecast to move generally westward, and environmental conditions could become more conducive for gradual development by the middle to latter part of this week,' the NHC shared in the 8am ET update.
'There still is a scenario where that feature could find a way farther to the north and enter the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, but the chances of that seem to be diminishing,' AccuWeather meteorologist Alex DaSilva reported.
The storm, formally known as Invest 94L, was previously categorized 'as a disturbance,' but was upgraded to a tropical depression Monday after its surface winds reach 38 miles per hour.
It's unclear if the tropical storm will definitively develop into a hurricane or when, but the NHC said the storm has a 60 percent chance of growing into a hurricane within the next seven days.
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