A complex weather pattern is gathering together in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to move east, bringing torrential rain and the threat of a tropical depression or weak tropical storm to

Hurricane possible, AccuWeather says "Should development take place in the southwestern gulf and move along a narrow east-northeast path toward the Florida Peninsula, there is the

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 is likely to form late this weekend or early next week,

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

The National Hurricane Center lowered its prediction the season’s next tropical depression or storm would form in the Gulf of Mexico, but Florida is likely to get heavy rain next week whether it develops or not.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has slightly increased the odds of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico during the next seven days,