High Likelihood for Tropical Development in Southern Gulf

A broad area of low pressure is forming across the southern Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche and is likely to become a tropical system in the next 2 to 5 days. This disturbance is producing numerous amounts of showers and storms in Central America, as well as, pushing tropical moisture to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Conditions are favorable for further development but the impacts to Acadiana should remain minimal as it tracks towards Mexico. The National Hurricane Center forecasts a 70% chance...