The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring several areas in the Atlantic basin with potential for tropical development, although the formation chances for any of these systems remain relatively low in the coming days. In the Gulf of Mexico, a large area of showers and thunderstorms persists in the northwest, bringing heavy rainfall to the northern Gulf Coast. However, development into a tropical system is unlikely. Read: Florida Further Reduces Citizens’ Insurance Burden, Approves Additional 15,000 Policy Takeouts Meanwhile, a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea is expected t…