Fist Invest of 2022

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico for possible development.

In the satellite view, you can almost see the center of the pinwheel just SW of Pensacola.  NHC is giving it a low 10% chance for organization over the next 5 days. 

As of Sunday evening, if the disturbance develops, it will do so over the area highlighted yellow. 

Location

COURTESY TROPICAL TIDBITS

This elongated area of low pressure should move onshore as early as Monday morning. Even without organization, it is capable of heavy rain from Coastal Louisiana to the Panhandle of Florida.

Forecast

NHC has deemed this disturbance Invest90L. Invest for an area they would like to INVEST-igate further, 90 is a tracking number and "L" is for Atlantic Basin.   This is the first invest of the season which starts June first.

This is just a reminder, hurricane season is just around the corner. This is the time to review your plans when all is quiet in order to be ready when and if an actual threat takes place.