The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.

It may or may not develop into a tropical depression, but the system will bring rains and the possibility of flooding. Here's the forecast for New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.

President Donald Trump hosted a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence between Israel and Syria renewed doubts about his pledge to impose peace on the Middle East.Trump held a meeting in the Oval Office with Bahrain's crown prince and dined privately with Qatar's prime minister.

Forecasters are warning of early signs of a potential tropical cyclone developing along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A low-pressure system that could bring storms to Florida before moving west has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The system could end up bringing a lot of rain to the Gulf Coast, including Alabama, according to forecasters. The National Hurricane Center said there is a 30 percent probability of a tropical depression forming in the next week in the Gulf, an increase from 20 percent the past few days.

A heavy police presence was seen Wednesday morning along the Gulf Freeway where it turns into Broadway Avenue between 61st Street and 51st Street following a high-speed chase that ended in Galveston.

A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.