The storm will bring heavy rainfall to the region, and a flood watch was in effect for southeastern Louisiana through Friday night.

As of 7 a.m. Thursday, the system was at the far northern portion of the Gulf, just south of the Mississippi Coast, and is expected to move west, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm remains very disorganized with a lower chance of formation.

The VVA told Newsweek that it hoped that the release of documents regarding the assassinations of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy, which Trump ordered upon his return to the White House, would persuade the administration to declassify other documents.

The National Hurricane Center said Thursday, July 17 a broad area of low pressure is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Gulf Coast.

A tropical weather system near the Florida Panhandle is showing a moderate chance of becoming a tropical depression.

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.

A system that has been producing heavy rain and thunderstorms across Florida could become a tropical depression later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose on Thursday, lifted by positive corporate earnings and announcements, although the Saudi index was set to extend losses for an eighth consecutive session.

President Donald Trump is hosting a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence between Israel and Syria renewed doubts about his ple