The National Hurricane Center has given the area in the Gulf of Mexico a 10 percent chance for sub-tropical or tropical development over the next 48 hours.
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A tropical or subtropical storm is not completely out of the question as this low moves north, however, it has not shown signs of increased organization during the past 24 hours, according to the NHC.
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Regardless, South Florida's forecast for heavy rainfall remains the same.
A low pressure area over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico is not expected to acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics, but locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding are still possible across Florida and the SE United States during the next few days. https://t.co/NERCKLZFZmpic.twitter.com/PGUzT0pmbH
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) May 15, 2018