The formation chance through 48 hours is medium at 40%, with the same probability maintained through seven days.

Invest 93L has slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions could favor some development as it moves west across the north-central Gulf. It will move into Louisiana into a few days.

A tropical threat on the Gulf Coast has a 40% chance for development into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The Gulf states are on alert with flood watches from Mississippi to Louisiana as dozens of wildfires rage in the West.