Despite three tropical systems, all is quiet in the tropics − for now .
As the Labor Day weekend starts, however, weather experts say to prepare.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 (Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2), the National Hurricane Center in Miami was tracking three tropical systems in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The newest system popped up near the coast of Texas on Friday afternoon.
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Here’s what’s brewing in the tropics as of Friday, Aug. 30:
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A surface trough of low pressure over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms along and just offshore the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. This system is expected to meander near the coast through much of next week, and some slow development is possible if it remains offshore. Regardless of development, heavy rains could cause some flash flooding across portions of coastal Louisiana and the upper Texas coast during the next few days.