"The low should begin to move northward by this afternoon, and a tropical or subtropical depression is likely to form by late tonight or on Friday," the hurricane center warned. "Regardless of development, a high risk of rip currents is expected by Friday, with the potential for very heavy rain, a few brief tornadoes, high surf and minor coastal flooding this weekend."
Forecasters are urging residents not to focus solely on the forecast point of landfall, as the impact from tropical storms are often spread out.
"Since southwesterly wind shear is already affecting the feature ... much of and perhaps all of the downpours will occur on the eastern side of the storm center and may extend across hundreds of miles," Miller said.
Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate from the upper Texas coast through the Florida Panhandle on Friday with the potential for tropical storm conditions for a time this weekend.
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