A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.

A disturbance called Invest 93L by the National Hurricane Center could turn into a tropical depression or the next named storm of hurricane season.

A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.

The National Weather Service in Mobile will also be closely watching the system and expects the risk for rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts to increase to moderate by Wednesday and high by Thursday, which means swimming in the Gulf will be hazardous.

A disturbance near the Florida coast has a 30 percent chance of turning into a cyclone this week, says the National Hurricane Center.

Nari was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean late Monday Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Typhoon season is year-round; however, most typhoons form from early July through mid-December.

High pressure briefly moves over Southeast Texas after Tuesday, bringing sunshine and dryness. But tropical downpours are coming back soon.

Current projections call for 4 to 8 inches of rain from Florida through coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with isolated totals as high as 16 inches.Wind gusts could reach 40 to 60 mph in parts of southeastern Louisiana,