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

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico could bring a lot of rain to the Florida peninsula, forecasters say. The National Hurricane Center on Friday raised the probability of development to medium,

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.