Prepare for rain, New Orleans. A low pressure system headed for the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds to south Louisiana later this week, though just how much of each to expect is still in question.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure located east of Florida. It is forecast to move westward across Florida tonight and into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico by late Tuesday.

The risk of heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds coming to south Louisiana this week has increased as a low pressure system near Florida heads for the Gulf of Mexico.

In its 8 a.m. advisory Tuesday, the NHC said the system, designated AL93, remains disorganized but is expected to reach the northeastern Gulf by Wednesday.

No. Based on current forecasts, Invest 93L is expected to move westward across Florida towards the Gulf of Mexico, not northward toward the Mid‑Atlantic region. A tropical depression is the initial stage of a tropical cyclone. It can strengthen into a tropical storm, and eventually develop into a hurricane.

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