Tropical Storm Sara — or at least its remnants — could enter the Gulf of Mexico next week. Forecasters expect significant weakening as Sara crosses over the Yucatan Peninsula, likely reducing the chances it could pose a major threat to Florida later in the week.

Tropical Storm Sara was grazing the coast of Honduras on Friday, bringing torrential rain and the risk of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across Central America. The Honduran authorities said they were bracing for a potentially “catastrophic event.”

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 of Mexico and turn toward Florida’s

The National Hurricane Center has continued to increase the formation chances of the disturbance that is dumping rain over the central Caribbean Sea near Jamaica. The system now has a 90% chance of formation through the next 48 hours.

Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is forecast to continue strengthening, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday afternoon in the western Caribbean. As of the 4 p.m. advisory, Sara had winds of 40 mph and was moving west at 10 mph. Sara is the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

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The new tropical depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Sara and produce major flooding in Central America.