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Tracking the Tropics: Monitoring Area Off East Coast, and How a Strong El Niño Will Impact Florida
The low-pressure system has a 20% chance of developing in two days and a 40% chance in seven days, the NHC said.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 93-L, a low-pressure system off the U.S. Southeast coast producing high winds, coastal flooding, and dangerous surf along regional shores.
Currently attached to an occluded frontal boundary, the storm-force non-tropical low is meandering over the warm Gulf Stream waters while moving slowly north-northeastward.
Swells from the system are contributing to rough surf and a high risk of life-threatening rip currents along Florida's east coast, prompting forecasters to advise, "Do not enter the surf."
Meteorologists estimate a 40% chance of development over the next 7 days, noting the system could briefly acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics while lingering over warm waters.
By the weekend, the system is expected to accelerate northeastward away from the United States, where environmental conditions will become unfavorable for additional tropical or subtropical development.