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

A weather system tracking the Southeast U.S. coastline has officially strengthened this Friday into Tropical Depression 3, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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.