This new system will be short-lived, but it's expected to put a damper on holiday weekend plans along parts of the Southeast coast.

So, Tropical Depression #3 sits off the SE U.S. Coast, and it’s in an environment that could support gradual intensification. The official forecast from the National Hurricane Center has T.D. #13 becoming a tropical storm before making a landfall across the Carolinas sometime this weekend. It’ll get the name Chantal.

A disturbance located about 100 miles offshore of the northeast Florida Coast could become a short-lived tropical depression or storm over the holiday weekend. Heavy rains and rip currents will be possible for parts of Florida,