Watching Invest 92-L in the Gulf; Impacts to SWLA not expected
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – An area of disturbed weather in the Bay of Campeche has been dubbed Invest 92-L by the National Hurricane Center, but it is not expected to impact SWLA.
A broad low-pressure area is located in the Bay of Campeche and could become a tropical or subtropical system in the Gulf this weekend or next week. Computer models have been all over the place with possible scenarios with some developing and intensifying it, to others suggesting only a broad system. Some development at least looks more likely next week.
The odds are in our favor though with a cold front and dip in the Jetstream likely keeping 92-L away from SWLA. With that combination, a track towards the Florida Peninsula is favored next week where heavy rains are expected regardless of development. Until something actually forms (or doesn’t), you can count on the First Alert Weather team to keep you updated through the weekend.
Elsewhere in the tropics, Tropical Storm Leslie is trailing behind Hurricane Kirk far off in the Atlantic and looks to follow a similar path over open water. A tropical wave may slowly develop off the coast of Africa next week, but such wave has not even left the coast and is not of concern currently.
For a look at current conditions, our hour-by-hour forecast, radar, and other forecasting tools, visit the KPLC weather page:https://www.kplctv.com/weather/
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