Likening the system to a merry-go-round, Pilié said weather forecasting models Thursday showed the storm doing a full loop around the southeast U.S. before circling back to the Gulf Coast, bringing increased rain chances and the potential for tropical development late next week.

L have declined as the system continues moving westward across the Gulf Coast, producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center.The system is expected to continue moving westward across the northern portion of the Gulf,

Invest 93L is expected to move onshore in Louisiana later today. Will it be a depression? Tropical Storm Dexter?

"Heavy rain is already moving through Louisiana and will continue over the next few days," AccuWeather's Alex DaSilva said.

Invest 93L is currently churning in the Gulf and is expected to pick up a bit of steam before it makes landfall in Louisiana early Thursday afternoon.

The National Hurricane Center once again dropped the likelihood of formation for the tropical system hovering just offshore of Mississippi to 30% in the next two to seven days.

The heaviest rains are expected to instead take aim at the Acadiana area, but flash flooding will be an issue there and in New Orleans and Baton Rouge metros. Here's more.

Invest 93L will move westward over Louisiana on Thursday. The western Florida Panhandle will see minor impacts through Saturday.

The area of low pressure in the Gulf may not become a tropical depression after all. The National Hurricane Center on Thursday lowered the chances of Invest 93L becoming a depression from 40 percent to 30 percent as it tracked westward over the northern Gulf toward Louisiana.

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.