WEATHER: More heat, humidity, storms set for Saturday

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Heat, humidity and p.m. storms are in the forecast for Saturday across Southwest Florida.

Highs will range from the upper 80s at the coast to the mid-90s inland. Winds will be out of the southwest at 10-15 mph.

A tropical system that could bring rain to Southwest Florida early next week has a 70 percent chance of development in the next 48 hours.

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