Tropical Storm Sara got a bit stronger on Friday and continued to drop heavy rain on parts of Central America.

Some areas have reported nearly 20 inches of rain already, and it could continue for another day or two as the storm stalls near the coast in the western Caribbean:

The storm was very close to the coast of Honduras on Friday. The National Hurricane Center expects Sara’s proximity to land to prevent it from strengthening into a hurricane.

The longer-range track shows the storm moving inland in Belize and then dissipating over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Sara is no longer expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico.

As of 6:15 a.m. CST Friday, the center of Tropical Storm Sara was located about 40 miles southeast of Isla Guanaja, Honduras, and was moving to the west at 9 mph.

Sara had winds of 50 mph. The hurricane center said the storm could get a bit stronger — but only if its center stays over water.

On the hurricane center’s forecast track, the center of the storm will stay near the coast of Honduras through early Saturday and then be near the coast of Belize on Sunday.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the entire northern coast of Honduras, the Bay Islands of Honduras and the northern coast of Guatemala from the Honduras/Guatemala border westward to Puerto Barrios.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for the coast of Belize from Placencia northward to Belize City.

The hurricane center said 10 to 20 inches of rain with isolated storm totals around 30 inches will be possible in Honduras, especially northern Honduras.

Five to 10 inches of rain will be possible across the rest of Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala, western Nicaragua, and the Mexican State of Quintana Roo.

There were no other areas being watched for tropical development on Friday. The Atlantic hurricane season will come to an end on Nov. 30.