Forecasters are watching an area around Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts for tropical development during the July 4 weekend.

Barry broke up around 4 a.m. Monday about 100 miles northwest of Tampico, Mexico, near where the storm had made landfall about six hours earlier.

An area of low pressure set to form across the northeastern gulf and Florida later this week could develop into a tropical storm as experts have doubled the chances ahead of what will be a wet July 4