A trough of low pressure located offshore the Atlantic Coast of northern Florida could bring heavy rains to the Gulf Coast region and Southeast Louisiana later this week as it moves westward, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A storm moving over Florida brought drenching rains to the region and the continued threat of gaining strength, forecasters said Tuesday.

National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Treasure Coast this week.

July is typically when Atlantic hurricane season begins to pick up in the Gulf of Mexico, and right on cue, the first intriguing development of the summer is causing forecasters to take note. A low pressure system producing showers east of Florida is expected to move across the Sunshine State over the next 36 hours and reach the northeastern Gulf,

Regardless of whether a tropical depression forms in the Gulf of Mexico this week, Lafayette and south Louisiana can expect heavy rainfall and potential floods, according to the National Weather Service.

As of Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center held the chances of the system developing into a tropical depression or storm at 40% over the next two to seven days. The greatest impacts will likely be in the northern end of the Gulf,

Meteorologists are keeping an eye on the Gulf as a disturbance moves westward across the Florida Panhandle between Tallahassee and Panama City on Wednesday, July 16. The disturbance, designated as AL93,