The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Campeche has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression later Friday or Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service in Brownsville, the system could bring scattered shows and thunderstorms to the Rio Grande Valley this weekend, with some heavy rain possible Saturday and Sunday.
The system is moving north westward across the southwestern and western Gulf of Mexico, the NHC reported Friday morning. It is expected to move inland over northeastern Mexico sometime Saturday, which would prevent further development.
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system Friday afternoon.
Regardless of development, this system could bring locally heavy rains to portions of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas over the weekend, according to the NHC.
