A tropical storm watch stretches along the coast from Edisto Beach, S.C., to the South Santee River. The hurricane center said those elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States should also keep an eye on Chantal. Chantal is expected to track slowly to the north and then northwest and move onshore in South Carolina by Sunday morning.

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is tracking toward the northern Gulf Coast, with forecasters warning that it could develop into a tropical depression before making landfall later this week.

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.

The system near the southeastern U.S. coast is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, with low chances of tropical development.

A wet and rainy Florida could soon see even more precipitation in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service, which has warned the Gulf Coast will face a flood-generating system that could form into Tropical Storm Dexter.

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