As a mass of showers and thunderstorms from the United States moves over open waters of the Gulf next week, there is a low chance of tropical development.

The Florida Panhandle will see heavy rainfall from Invest 93L after it reaches the Gulf on Wednesday. The greatest threat to the area at the moment is flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and urban locations. Invest 93L is currently expected to make landfall near Louisiana's southeastern coast Thursday morning.

Invest 93L is currently churning in the Gulf and is expected to pick up a bit of steam before it makes landfall in Louisiana early Thursday afternoon.

If the storm were to speed up, it would push the tropical rain across the central Gulf Coast. A storm which stalls over the Gulf or Louisiana could result in more widespread heavy rain and flooding.

The "reasonable worst-case scenario" is for flooding across lower Acadiana where there's potential for 10-15 inches of rainfall over a 72-hour period, Donald Jones, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles said in a social media update Tuesday afternoon.

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According to the NHC, the tropical wave in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico has a 60% chance of formation over the next seven days and is likely to form by early to mid-next week.