Invest 93L: Could this strong nor’easter become something more tropical?

A powerful low-pressure system spinning off the North Carolina coast is gaining some attention. While Invest 93L is not a tropical storm, it could briefly develop subtropical characteristics over the next few days.The system is already producing some showers and thunderstorms offshore. As it moves slowly northeast over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, it could develop more organized storms and begin to lose some of its connection to a nearby front.As of Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center is giving it a 40% chance of development over the next 48 hours and the next seven days.WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?The system is expected to turn northeast and move farther away from the East Coast by the end of the week. Even if it never becomes subtropical and remains offshore, the low is still strong enough to cause problems along portions of the East Coast, where dangerous surf, high winds and coastal flooding are expected over the next few days.WHAT ABOUT FLORIDA?Invest 93L is expected to re