Even if it doesn’t fully develop or come ashore, marine impacts are likely along Florida’s east coast beginning this weekend, including rough surf, gusty winds and dangerous rip currents. Beachgoers and boaters should be prepared for increasing hazards, regardless of whether a tropical storm forms.

There is a high chance for Invest 94L to become Imelda soon. The forecast is complex, as several factors are at play.

Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) has entered Operating Condition (OPCON) 4, the Monitoring Phase, as Invest 94L tracks closer to the United States.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hurricane Humberto reached winds of 75 mph Friday morning, officially designating it as a Category 1 hurricane. In addition, forecasters are closely monitoring the development of Invest 94L in the Atlantic as they say there’s not only a high chance it will become a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Imelda in the coming days,

According to Ben Nelson, senior meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Jacksonville, Invest 94L is expected to develop into a tropical depression or become Tropical Storm Imelda as it traverses the Bahamas.

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking the potential for a developing tropical system in the Atlantic that could produce coastal impacts along the Southeast.

Humberto is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend, but a nearby tropical wave is making its path uncertain, forecasters said.

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Humberto in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean. As of the 5 a.m. advisory, Humberto was located 465 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.