Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

Larry is a major hurricane in the central Atlantic, and there are no tropical threats to Florida in the next five days.

The traditional peak of hurricane season is just under two weeks away.

The western half of the Florida Panhandle can expect gusty rain squalls Monday morning that will spread east toward Panama City and Tallahassee by Monday afternoon.

Outer rain bands from Ida moved through much of the Florida Panhandle Sunday morning, and in a few cases prompted tornado and flash flood warnings.

At 11 a.m., the eye of the extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane Ida was nearing the southeastern coast of Louisiana.

The system is expected to become Tropical Storm Ida and then strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the northern Gulf coast this weekend.

One system could strengthen as it enters the southern or western Gulf of Mexico this weekend.

A pattern is presently favoring a ridge over the southeastern U.S., which tends to keep Caribbean systems in the western Gulf.

Tropical Depression Grace no longer appears to be a threat to Florida, while potential tropical storm Henri will pass south of Bermuda during the next few days.

Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in Cape San Blas in the Florida Panhandle, and that area could receive up to a foot of rain. The greater Tampa Bay region could experience rain bands and dangerous rip currents.

Forecasters say heavy rainfall from Grace could impact portions of Cuba, the Bahamas, and Florida by mid to late week — but the forecast uncertainty is much higher than usual.

The heaviest bands directly associated with Fred are expected to stay offshore from the greater Tampa Bay region.