IN THE GULF Long-range computer forecast models show some possibility of a tropical depression or tropical storm eventually developing in the southwestern Gulf. A dip in the jet stream is forecast to push a cold front into the Gulf next week where it will settle and stall. Sometimes an orphaned front can be the trigger for a tropical system. The upper-level winds might let up enough after the front arrives to allow a low-pressure system to develop. We'll watch next week i

As of today, we made it through September without officially having a hurricane develop in the Atlantic, the Caribbean or the Gulf. "As of today" because at the end of the season, the National Hurricane Center will analyze all the data related to this season's storms, including data that came in after the fact. They'll determine if the wind speeds and track were correct in real time. Sometimes additional or reanalyzed data shows stronger winds, and occasionally wind speeds