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While East Coast preps for Hurricane Larry, low chance remains for cyclone development in Gulf
The northern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula and south-central Gulf of Mexico have already been hit with showers and thunderstorms due to a tropical disturbance.
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The Gulf could see more storms due to a disturbance moving northward from the Yucatan peninsula.
NWS
As the East Coast gears up for fallout from another Hurricane after enduring catastrophic flooding, southern eyes are remaining on the Gulf Coast, where the National Weather Service says a cyclone still has the chance of forming this week.
The northern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula and south-central Gulf of Mexico have already been hit with showers and thunderstorms due to a tropical disturbance, and the NWS is forecasting the storm to travel northward or northeastward over the central and then northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Wind speeds are expected to increase, with a 30 percent chance of it developing into a tropical cyclone within five days.
The disturbance is then expected to cross the southeastern United States in the middle of the week.
There’s currently a zero percent chance of a cyclone hitting the U.S. within 48 hours.
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