A Gulf of Mexico disturbance has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical system within seven days and could bring heavy rain to Acadiana this weekend, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Monday.
The chance of development is 60% within 48 hours, said Donald Jones, a meteorologist with the weather service in Lake Charles. Development is most likely Wednesday or Thursday, he said.
Computer models range from a tropical depression to a hurricane, underscoring the uncertainty about the system’s potential strength…