For the first time in 2025, Florida could face its first brush with tropical weather.

Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Bahamas on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The system is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm later this weekend.

Tropical storm warnings were issued for the Bahamas as the storm is forecast to intensify. While a direct landfall is not expected, parts of Florida's east coast — from the Palm Beach–Martin County line to the Flagler–Volusia County line — are under a tropical storm watch.

Although a direct Florida landfall is unlikely, the storm is forecast to come close enough to bring wind, rain and storm surge to the Atlantic coast.

The system is not expected to move quickly as it drifts north. Forecasters expect it to stall off the Georg

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