"While the exact track and intensity of the feature unfolding in the gulf have yet to be determined, Florida will bear the brunt this time around," AccuWeather chief on-air meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. "At this time, the intensity will range from a sprawling tropical rainstorm to perhaps a strike from a more compact, full-blown hurricane."

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

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 sloppy mashup of showers and thunderstorms over the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to make its way toward South Florida bringing days of rain beginning Sunday that could total up to a foot in some areas through mid-week.

With substantial rain in the forecast, residents are preparing for possible flooding in County and the Treasure Coast.

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,

A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form next week. Another possibility: development of a compact hurricane.