Rain chances have remained low for the start of this week, but the chance for widespread thunderstorms rises thanks to a tropical disturbance moving through the Gulf . The national Hurricane Center is eyeing an area off the east coast of Florida for possible tropical development.

The First Alert Weather Team is tracking a tropical disturbance moving across Central and Northern Florida. WATCH THE FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APPS Here’s what you can expect for the First Alert Weather forecast in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia: The tropical disturbance is moving westward across Central and Northern Florida,

Multiple rounds of storms will bring up to 9 inches of rain to some areas. More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in Brevard County as of 11 a.m., and a flood watch has been issued for most of Central Florida. That’s why the First Warning Weather team is calling for Impact Weather for most of the day.

The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system already dumping rain on Florida could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The National Hurricane Center is watching a cluster of thunderstorms off the coast of Florida for possible tropical development later this week. Chances for development

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week

The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.