Chelsea Ambriz

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A tropical depression could form around midweek, but confidence is still very low at where the system comes together.

Some 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, an area of disturbed weather is meandering across the tropical Atlantic. Surrounded by dry air, it is essentially an island of potential in a sea of deterrent.

A hurricane watch was in effect for a portion of Florida's Gulf coast Saturday as a tropical depression was expected to become a tropical storm as it neared the state, forecasters said.

A hurricane warning was in effect for a portion of Florida’s Gulf coast Saturday as a tropical depression became Tropical Storm Debby as it made its way toward the state, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Debby’s maximum sustained winds increased slightly to 40 mph as the system moved northwest about 100 miles west-southwest of Key West, according to the latest update…

Debby has maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour and is expected to strengthen rapidly before landfall in the Big Bend

According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Debby has maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour and is expected to strengthen rapidly before making a landfall in the Big Bend region.

The stormy pattern is expected to continue into Labor Day on Monday.

Unfortunately this Labor Day, the unsettled and wet weather continues across South Florida.

Here's how to stay safe and what to expect in the next couple days. Broward and Miami-Dade counties are under an excessive heat warning Saturday until 6 p.m., the National Weather Service said.