An area west of Mexico is being monitored for a possible tropical storm or hurricane next week as a storm-sparking pulse moves across the Pacific Ocean.

With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.

Amid signs of turmoil at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to begin, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not concerned. In his view, Florida state and

Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, experts say.

Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps to bolster its disaster response workforce and training infrastructure.

One FEMA official described the strategic plan as the agency's "organizational backbone," saying, "Without it, there are just a bunch of offices doing whatever they feel like doing."

No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism is surrounded by water.

Hurricane experts warn that this year's season might bring tropical cyclones that could pose a higher threat to inland areas than on the coasts.