The Memorial Day weekend forecast is looking a bit soggy for much of the southeastern United States.  That's thanks to a system that could become a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico by the weekend.

An area of showers and storms currently located in the Caribbean will move into the Gulf through the end of the week.   Conditions in the Gulf will be favorable for the disturbance to become better organized.  The National Hurricane Center now says there is a 60% chance for a tropical depression or tropical storm to form over the next several days.

If the system becomes a tropical storm, it would be named Alberto and would form just before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.  June 1 marks the official start to the season.

Even if the disturbance does not become an organized tropical system, it will still impact the holiday weekend forecast for much of the southeastern United States including the Carolinas.

The heaviest rain over the weekend will likely fall along the Gulf coast states from Louisiana to Florida.  However, as the tropical moisture gets pulled to the north, the chance for rain would increase through the weekend here in North Carolina.

For now, it does not appear the weekend will be a complete wash out for North Carolina.  Scattered afternoon storms will be possible in parts of the state Saturday and Sunday. 

Memorial Day's forecast is looking wetter at this point though.  The showers and storms should be more widespread across the state Monday and possibly again Tuesday.

Stay tuned to Weather on the 1s on Spectrum News for updates through the week.