ATLANTA — Invest 92-L is becoming more organized in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a tropical depression or a tropical storm by the end of the weekend.
The broad area of flow pressure in the southwestern Gulf is producing showers and storms that are becoming more organized. As is moves east, it will be fueled by the warm waters of the Gulf, allowing for tropical formation.
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted Invest 92-L with a 70% chance of development in the next 48 hours and a 90% chance in the next 7 days.
Invest 92-L is expected to pick up some speed early next week as it moves through the Gulf, and additional strengthening is likely.
A cold front swinging through the southeast on Monday, along with a building ridge of high pressure, will steer this tropical wave to the east, keeping it south of metro Atlanta. At this point, no impacts are expected in north Georgia, but the forecast is fluid.
Models are in good agreement about where Invest 92-L moves, but uncertainty is much higher in how much the potential tropical system strengthens.
Regardless of further development, locally heavy rain is possible over portions of Mexico this weekend and through much of Florida through the first half of this upcoming week.
How organized Invest 92-L becomes will have a big impact on the forecast across Florida. Stay tuned!
The next name on the list of tropical names is Milton.
