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.

However, the system could still bring heavy rain and concerns about flash flooding to parts of the northern Gulf Coast through Friday, according to forecasters.

The hurricane center said the area of low pressure was located south of Mobile Bay on Thursday morning.

It remained disorganized, with most of its rain and storms well west of its center.

“While some additional development of this system remains possible over the next 12-24 hours, its current structure suggests its chances of developing into a tropical depression before it reaches the Louisiana coast later today are decreasing,” forecasters said Thursday.

HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN ALABAMA

Depression or not, it could still bring heavy rain to parts of the Gulf Coast.

The weather service in Mobile is also forecasting a high risk for deadly rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts on Thursday and Friday and a moderate risk over the weekend:

Flash flooding will also be possible across parts of south Alabama through Friday, according to the weather service.

Forecasters think 2 to 4 inches of rain will be possible closer to the coast, with 1-2 inches possible farther inland.

Forecasters think that Friday could be the rainiest day.

Forecasters will also be on the lookout for the potential for rotating storms as they move off of the Gulf on Friday. So far there is no severe weather risk in the forecast from the Storm Prediction Center for Alabama on Friday.

The weather service said the system should move out by Saturday and high pressure will take over, which means more typical summertime weather with chances for afternoon rain and storms over the weekend.