Florida is expected to face a widespread rainfall event mid-workweek when moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Sara interacts with a frontal system.

Tropical Storm Sara is expected to dissipate over or near Mexico's Yucantan Peninsula early next week, eliminating the tropical threat to the U.S. Gulf Coast or Florida, according to the FOX 35 Storm Team and the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Sara may impact Central America and Mexico this weekend before moving into the Gulf of Mexico next week. Here's the latest track.

The 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane was likely to flood parts of Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula over the coming days.

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and long-term forecast models show it could enter the Gulf

Later this week and over the weekend, weakened steering currents are likely to cause the system to meander offshore or along the coast of Central America. Toward the end of the forecast period, a front moving into the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to shift the storm to a northwestward track.

Here’s the latest forecast for South MS on a tropical depression that’s expected to become Tropical Storm Sara.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Sara could get into the Gulf of Mexico after swamping Central America and crossing over Mexico.

The Atlantic Hurricane Season refuses to quit. Invest 99 in the Caribbean has a high chance of becoming a tropical depression and tropical storm by the weekend. Most reliable modeling suggests a move to the Gulf of Mexico next week with some impacts possible across the Florida Peninsula.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 formed Wednesday over the western Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a tropical storm in the next few days, forecasters said.