MIDWAY, Fla. (WTXL) -- High amounts of tropical moisture are saturating sections of the open Gulf of Mexico and the north-central Gulf coast. These are areas persisting from late last week, promoted by a southwesterly upper-level wind pattern, and the leftovers of a former Pacific tropical storm.
This moisture will transport periods of heavy rain toward the northern and eastern Gulf states Tuesday and Wednesday. A weak surface-based low-pressure system will move northeast in similar fashion. However, the swift upper-level winds should be prohibitive in the formation of a tropical depression or tropical storm.
A few individually stronger storms may move onshore in relation to the moisture feed, and gusty winds are possible in marine areas, but true tropical cyclone formation is not expected from this disturbed area.
There are no other areas of concern elsewhere in the Atlantic basin early this week.
