Florida appears to be in for a wet weekend, regardless of whether a formal tropical depression or storm develops. Forecasters have upped the chances that a tropical system could form over North Florida in the next week, from 20% earlier in the week to 40% by Wednesday morning.

A tropical system and the heavy rains accompanying it could lead to flash flooding across Florida and other parts of the coastal Southeast this weekend. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said there is a 60 percent chance that the system will organize into a tropical depression in the next few days somewhere off the coast of Florida,

The National Hurricane Center says a tropical tropical or subtropical depression could form near Florida's Atlantic coast during July 4th weekend.

Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized up to 700 military personnel to head to Florida, Louisiana and Texas to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some 200 Marines from North Carolina will mobilize in Florida to help with administrative work.

ICE will determine the duties assigned to the Marines. The Trump administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to a statement by U.