2 storms pose possible double threat to US Gulf Coast

MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical Storm Laura has formed in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters say it could pose a hurricane threat to the U.S. eastern Gulf Coast.

And if that's not enough a second system also may hit the U.S. western Gulf Coast after running across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

• Tropical storm warning in effect for Puerto Rico, other islands as Laura moves closer

• Tropical Depression Fourteen moving away from Honduras Coast

The National Hurricane Center Friday forecast both to make it into the Gulf of Mexico next week in what would be a simultaneous threat to the entire region.

But there's lots of uncertainty. First, Laura has to survive encounters with Puerto Rico, Hispanola and Cuba.

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