The National Hurricane Center is watching Invest 98-L near the Yucatan Peninsula. There is a medium (40%) chance for tropical development in the Southwestern Gulf. The system is expected to move over Mexico by Friday.

A tropical disturbance, called Invest 98L, in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring downpours and a renewed risk of flooding through Friday.

An area of storms southwest of Texas, which was designated by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as Invest 98L, now has a low chance of tropical development as it quickly approaches northeastern Mexico and south Texas but is still expected to drench the area with heavy rain Friday and into the weekend.

A Gulf disturbance now has a 0% chance of becoming a tropical storm, but it could still  bring rain, high surf and deadly rip currents

An area of storms southwest of Texas, which was designated by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as Invest 98L, now has a low chance of tropical development as it quickly approaches northeastern Mexico and south Texas but is still expected to drench the area with heavy rain Friday and into the weekend.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure in the Gulf. The tropical wave, tagged as Invest 98-L, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms near the west coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.