The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has a 20% of tropical development in the next seven days.
The system is expected to meander over the eastern Gulf of Mexico for the next several days. It is then forecast to move across Florida this weekend, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to both South and Central Florida.
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Tropical downpours with heavy rain are expected to develop early Wednesday afternoon, according to WPTV First Alert Meteorologist Jennifer Correa. Some storms could become strong to severe.
The disturbance is then forecast to emerge into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean by early next week.