Here’s the schedule for heavy rains in Florida as tropical disturbances move through the Gulf of Mexico

TAMPA, Fla. – A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring several inches of rain to the Tampa Bay area in the coming days, while chances for the system to develop have increased slightly.

The National Hurricane Center expects the low pressure system to have a 40 percent chance of developing over the next seven days, with the disturbance remaining disorganized on Friday.

Regardless of developments, Florida will see higher rain chances through the end of the weekend and into next week, according to FOX 13 meteorologists. The heaviest potential for widespread rain is expected to occur Sunday into Tuesday.

The chance of a disturbance in the Gulf over the next seven days is 40 percent, but it will bring heavy rain to Florida regardless of developments.

“These will be the days where we have the potential for widespread rain and locally heavy rain, particularly for areas south of I-4,” said FOX 13 meteorologist Valerie Mills. “So it’s really going to be the central and southern parts of the state that will see the heaviest rain along the way.”

Parts of Florida could likely see several inches of rain Sunday into Tuesday as deep tropical moisture moves across the state.

The first part of the weekend should be clearer, Mills said, with precipitation reaching 30 percent across the Bay Area on Saturday. Deep tropical moisture will then begin moving across the state on Sunday.

Tropical rainfall could reach the Bay Area on Sunday and continue into Tuesday.

Other activities in the tropics

Hurricane Kirk is a strong Category 4 hurricane moving north through the Atlantic Ocean. However, the storm is expected to remain at sea and have no impact on land.

Hurricane Kirk is moving across the Atlantic but is not expected to hit the United States

Tropical Storm Leslie is moving behind Kirk and is also likely to become a hurricane, but it will also have no impact on the U.S., according to the NHC.

Tropical Storm Leslie is trailing Kirk but is expected to remain at sea and have no impact on land.

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