A new tropical wave has emerged just east of the Bahamas, as Tropical Storm Rafael continues moving through the Gulf, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Rafael was downgraded to a tropical storm as it continued westward in the Gulf of Mexico posing no threat to land for now while the National Hurricane Center kept track of another system with low odds to develop into the next tropical depression or storm.

By the start of next week, FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says the remnants of Rafael will be all that's left of the storm. There is one other area near Florida that’s being watched but the system only as a 10% chance of developing over the next 7 days.