Invest 92L Reaches 90% Development Odds as Northern Gulf Coast Faces Late-Week Threat
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Updated · WDSU New Orleans · Oct 6
Invest 92L Reaches 90% Development Odds as Northern Gulf Coast Faces Late-Week Threat
3 articles · Updated · WDSU New Orleans · Oct 6
Summary
The National Hurricane Center raised Invest 92L’s development odds to 90% Tuesday, and a tropical depression is expected to form within the next day from the broad low in the southwestern Gulf.
The system is forecast to drift east, then turn north or northeast toward the northern Gulf Coast by late week, putting areas from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle under closer watch.
Louisiana’s impacts remain uncertain because the eventual track will determine how much rain and wind reach the state; Friday and Saturday have already been flagged as weather impact days.
Wind shear over the northern Gulf could limit strengthening—especially on a farther-west track—while also shifting the heaviest stormy weather toward the center and east side of the system.
NOAA aircraft is set to sample the atmosphere Tuesday and Air Force reconnaissance follows Wednesday, while boating conditions are expected to worsen under expanding Small Craft Advisories.