"MIAMI - The National Hurricane Center commented this morning on the low pressure and rain over Florida, and a low-pressure area 1,000 miles east of the Windward Island. But, the weather watchers said tropical storm formation is not expected in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico through Tuesday.

"A broad and diffuse area of low pressure extends over the Florida Peninsula. This system, coupled with an upper-level low over the northwestern Bahamas, is enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity," said a hurricane center advisory at 5:30 a.m.

Gusty winds and continued heavy rain are possible for several days, the advisory said.

Far out in the Atlantic toward Africa, "significant development...is not expected" from the low pressure area that is east-southeast of the Windward Islands.

"Elsewhere, tropical storm formation is not expected through Tuesday," the advisory said."