FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Turning now to weather, forecasters are keeping an eye on a storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Bill already has 40-mile-an-hour winds, and it's expected to get even stronger in the next 36 hours. Meteorologist Rob Marciano brings us the latest on Bill.</s>ROB MARCIANO, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Earlier today at 11:00 in the morning the National Hurricane Center upgraded a disturbance to what is now Tropical Storm Bill in the center part of the Gulf of Mexico. We backtrack to the imagery of the last 24 hours. You see this little wave as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. The thunderstorms really begin to develop around this system. Water is here, in some spots, in excess of 85 miles an hour. And that is just prime fuel to develop tropical storms and potential for hurricanes as well. And this time of year this is definitely the favorite area for development. As far as to where this thing is going to go and how strong it is going to get, well, tropical storm watches are out for the southeast coast of Texas and southwest Louisiana, from Morgan City, Louisiana, to San Luis Pass, Texas. A landfall from this tropical storm could be as early as tomorrow night. At this point the official forecast not bringing it to hurricane status, but that could easily be upgraded over the next 24 to 36 hours. We, of course, will keep you up to date on Tropical Storm Bill. I'm rob Marciano in the CNN Weather Center.</s>WHITFIELD: And you can keep track of Tropical Storm Bill's movements on your home computer. Just point your web browser to our home page at cnn.com and click the link to weather. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Tropical Storm Bill Churns in Gulf of Mexico