A disturbance located about 100 miles offshore of the northeast Florida Coast could become a short-lived tropical depression or storm over the holiday weekend. Heavy rains and rip currents will be possible for parts of Florida, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas, and the storm could even get a name.

The NHC has an area of interest off the east coast of the United States highlighted for potential development this weekend.

A disturbance near the coast of the Southeast U.S. now appears likely to form later today or sometime this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. The disturbance is not expected to have any impact on Louisiana as the system drifts northward.