Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.

There's a chance the storm could form within the next 48 hours. Even if it doesn't, Florida is expecting heavy rain.

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday continued to project a medium chance that a system moving over Florida would emerge into the Gulf and develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 93L off Florida. Chances for development stand at 40% over the next 48 hours.

It's not that often we see a hurricane name so early in the alphabet that we haven't seen anywhere before on Earth. Such is the case with Dexter in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.

A disturbance dubbed Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Dexter as it tracks west from Florida toward Louisiana.

A disturbance called Invest 93L by the National Hurricane Center could turn into a tropical depression or the next named storm of hurricane season.

The Gulf is getting attention once again for the potential of tropical development later this week. Heavy showers and storms expected, regardless.