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Tampa Free Press on MSNFlorida Braces For Soggy Week As Invest 93L Moves In, Gulf Development PossibleCentral Florida to See Widespread Rain, Gusty Storms Before Weekend Sunshine Returns Florida is in for a wet ride this week as Invest 93L, a weak area of low pressure, inches its way across the state and into the Gulf of Mexico.
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:
Low pressure is expected to emerge over the Gulf of Mexico this week and it may move into a favorable environment for tropical cyclone development.
Odds for a potential tropical system that is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast have increased again as of Monday night.
Early models show more than a foot of rain could fall in Florida's Big Bend region and up to 5 inches in Central Florida. So far, the National Hurricane Center is not tracking any systems. However, the WPC's long-range forecast shows a 20% chance of tropical development from July 16-22.
AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye an area for potential tropical development near Florida July 14-17.
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The odds of a major rainstorm turning into a tropical storm off the Florida coast have just quadrupled, hurricane forecasters warned Tuesday.