ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Friday to track a low pressure system in the Gulf that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical advisory, the broad area of low pressure was about 100 miles south of the coast of southwestern Louisiana disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

“This system is moving west-northwestward toward the Texas coast, and it has limited time to develop before it moves inland tonight,” forecasters said. “Regardless of formation, locally heavy rainfall is likely over portions of the northwestern Gulf coast during the next couple of days.”

The NHC gives it a 10% chance to develop in the next two days and 10% in the next seven.

If it were to become a named storm, it could become Tropical Storm Dexter.

Before the start of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had forecast an expected 13 to 19 named storms for the year, of which 6 to 10 would grow into hurricanes. Three to five of those would develop into major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher.

So far the season has seen three named systems, all tropical storms.

Researchers out of Colorado State University this month, though, updated their forecast saying they expect the season to be slightly less busy than what they had predicted earlier this year.

Hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30.

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