MOBILE, Ala. – The Gulf Coast is facing a surge of tropical moisture as Invest 93L moved through the Florida Peninsula on Tuesday and threatens to produce heavy rainfall along the Interstate 10 corridor into the weekend.
An invest is a designation used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to indicate an area that is under increased scrutiny for the possibility of tropical development.
Earlier this week, Florida was the recipient of the heavy rainfall, but the chances of precipitation have now shifted westward and will continue to impact communities in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana through at least Saturday.
Because waters in the Gulf are warm and there is enough spin in the atmosphere, the NHC has highlighted an area of the northeastern and north-central Gulf for a low chance of development into a tropical depression or tropical storm, but as long as the center is near or over land, chances will remain minimal.
Gulf Coast rainfall forecast map showing projected rainfall amounts through Saturday. FOX Weather
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