On Friday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center increased the odds to 50% for a tropical depression or storm to form in the gulf.

The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances again for development of a system of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico. A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week,

For much of the southern and central Florida Peninsula, a broad 4 to 8 inches of rain, with localized 12 inch totals, appears likely.

Odds have increased again that a tropical storm could develop in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters said the system is likely to carry a lot of rainfall to Florida next week.

Even as Hurricane Helene was pressing toward the Florida coast, AccuWeather's team of expert meteorologists has been monitoring part of the Gulf of Mexico for yet another round of tropical trouble. Indications point toward a tropical feature that will organize and strike the Florida Peninsula next week with torrential rain and the likelihood of flooding.

In its 8 a.m. EDT Friday Tropical Weather Outlook, the National Hurricane Center gave two-day and seven-day odds of development of a tropical or subtropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico of 0% and 40%, respectively.

System in Caribbean might not form, but Florida could still feel its heavy rains Regardless of the system’s formation, which is projected to occur early to mid-next week, the National Weather Service of Miami said South Florida,