Tropical Depression 10 could become Hurricane Idalia by the time it hits the Gulf Coast of Florida

• Maximum wind speed: near 30 mph
• Direction: stationary

As of 5 p.m., Tropical Depression 10 was about 65 miles east of Cozumel, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds were 30 mph. The storm is nearly stationary, and little movement is expected through Sunday.

A slow, generally northward motion is expected to begin on Monday. On the forecast track, the center will move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by Monday.

Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the system is likely to become a tropical storm on Sunday.

The government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm warning for the Yucatan Peninsula from Tulum to Rio Lagartos. The government of Cuba has issued a tropical storm watch for extreme western Cuba for the provinces of Pinar Del Rio and the Isle of Youth.