The tropical depression is expected to intensify into a stronger rotating system to become Tropical Storm Chantal by Saturday, forecasters said.

The disturbance that moved from over North Florida to off North Florida's Atlantic Coast became Tropical Depression 3 Friday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center issued its 5 p.m. advisory at about 4:35 p.

The storm isn’t a significant threat to land, but could drench parts of the Southeast and create risky beach conditions through the weekend.