A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is being closely monitored by forecasters while it brings heavy rain and gusty winds to Florida this week.
The National Hurricane Center has dubbed the disturbance Invest 91L. An invest is simply a designation used by the NHC to identify an area of weather that is being investigated for possible tropical development.
According to the NHC, the disturbance in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico has a low chance of development – 20% within two days and 20% within seven days.
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The Hurricane Hunters said Wednesday they plan to begin flying into the storm on Thursday, with the first mission scheduled to depart at 1:45 p.m. EDT. A second mission is scheduled to take off at 6:15 a.m. EDT Friday.
Regardless of how this system develops, Florida will get plenty of rain and wind as a result. Upwards of 5 inches of rain are possible across parts of the Florida Peninsula by the weekend.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins Thursday.
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