NEW ORLEANS —
Tracking the Tropics:
We continue the long watch of the Gulf of Mexico. Luckily the National Hurricane Center hasn't changed the chance for development. Over the next 5-7 days there is still a 40% chance a tropical depression forms.
A broad low pressure will take shape over the Gulf this weekend. Wind shear will likely keep the low pressure messy and stretched out. This means it will likely be a rain maker across the Gulf waters this weekend. The northern Gulf coast is close enough we could see a few showers Saturday, but it doesn't look like a weekend washout.
By early next week the slow moving low pressure will still be trying to organize as it sits over the warm Gulf waters. That's when a cold front enters the picture. The steering currents would likely begin to pull the moisture towards Florida next week.