U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice's whale in the oil and gas drilling region of the Gulf of Mexico, according to an agreement with environmental groups filed in a federal court.

A system was detected off the Atlantic Coast of Florida and is expected to move into the northern Gulf Coast and develop into a tropical depression.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season continues to show signs of activity, and there’s a growing chance we’ll soon be tracking our next named storm. So far this season, three named storms have already formed.

The risk of heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds coming to south Louisiana this week has increased as a low pressure system near Florida heads for the Gulf of Mexico.

Mexico Beach sits on the eastern end of Bay County, bordering Gulf County. According to Shoaf, tourism is the town's largest economic driver, so its busiest months are during summer. That said, peak season crowds in Mexico Beach during summer still are nothing like those in other nearby larger destination cities like Panama City Beach.

Invest 93L has slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions could favor some development as it moves west across the north-central Gulf. It will move into

U.S. shale producer Occidental Petroleum said on Monday its Gulf of Mexico production in the second quarter was curtailed due to third-party constraints, extended maintenance, and schedule-related delays.

Downpours are expected in Houston on Friday as a tropical disturbance along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico stalls without strengthening.