The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases its annual outlook for the hurricane season.

Fishermen pull in a boat before the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm Tuesday while on a course to hammer Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. From Tulum to Cancun, tourism-dependent communities still soaked by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma could bear the brunt of Delta. Delta increased in strength 80 mph, more than doubling from a 60 mph storm at 2 pm EDT Monday to 140 mph at 2 pm EDT Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta formed Monday evening near Jamaica and now the latest track shows a portion of Florida’s Panhandle in the storm’s cone. Delta was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane during NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. The post-tropical cyclone is currently centered along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula and will move inland through Monday,” the latest advisory read. Government officials in Mexico canceled the tropical warning and tropical storm watch along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula Monday afternoon, according to the NHC.

All rights reserved)ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical moisture will stay in place in Central Florida, leading to high rain chances this week. We will have a 60% coverage of rain Monday and Tuesday. Expect high temperatures in the low 80s Monday and the upper 80s Tuesday. Rain chances stay robust through the end of the week, with high temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s through the weekend. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 26 became Tropical Storm Delta on Monday morning.

Tropical Storm Gamma made landfall in the Yucatan peninsula Saturday and has since emerged into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make a hard west turn and meander in the Southern Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche through the next week. A second tropical wave in the Caribbean now has a 70 percent chance over the next 48 hours to become the 26th tropical depression of the 2020 season. 2020 names are now taken from the Greek Alphabet since the seasonal names have all been used. There are two other waves in the open Atlantic that have a very small chance for development and likely won’t impact land.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Waves of heavy rain remain possible across Central Florida Sunday as deep tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Gamma, moving away from Florida, surges in. On and off light rain will continue through the morning with heavier rain and storms developing in the afternoon. Deep tropical moisture surges in from Tropical Storm GammaA warm front lifting north will be the focal point for more storms Sunday. Areas in green, all of Central Florida will be under the gun for heavy rain and localized flooding. A flood watch remains in effect for most of Central Florida until 4 a.m. Monday.

A good chunk of Central Florida, especially inland, will be dry for a lot of Saturday. The most widespread and heaviest rain will fall along the coast Saturday. Flood potentialFuture radarLocalized flooding will be possible especially along the coast Saturday. Flood Potential SundayThe heavy rain and flood threat expand inland Sunday. A flood watch is in effect until early Monday morning as several inches of rain could fall on already saturated ground.

***11:24 10/2/20 UPDATE***Tropical Storm Gamma has formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The tropical storm is 75 miles south of Cozumel Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph moving northwest at 9 mph. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Cabo Catoche Mexico and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for South of Punta Herrero to Puerto Costa Maya Mexico and west of Cabo Catoche to Dzilam Mexico. Central Florida won’t see direct impacts over the weekend from Tropical Storm Gamma, but the moisture associated with the storm will impact the Sunshine State. Tropical moisture surges inTropical moisture from Tropical Storm Gamma will be pulled into Central Florida along a stalled cold front, the same front that delivered the fall feel to Florida earlier in the week.

Location 85 miles ENE of Progreso Mexico Wind 35 mph Heading SW at 6 mph Pressure 29.68 Coordinates 88.4W, 21.6NDiscussionAt 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Gamma was located near latitude 21.6 North, longitude 88.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the southwest near 6 mph (9 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next day or so. The post-tropical cyclone is currently centered along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula and will move inland through Monday. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. This rainfall may produce areas of flash flooding.