A weather system that could soon develop into a tropical storm and then a hurricane may impact South Carolina in the coming days. Here’s what to know.

A tropical system with the potential to become a hurricane could bring heavy rain and wind to the Georgia coast and South Carolina Lowcountry.

The National Hurricane Center has released its first track and prediction for a storm that is expected to soon become Helene.

The western Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico are being closely monitored for potential tropical development next week.

The system is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, according to the NHC’s 5 p.m. update. The system is located about 105 miles southwest

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is forecast to strengthen and be near hurricane strength when it reaches the far northwestern Caribbean Sea Tuesday night.

Forecasters issued an advisory Monday for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, which is expected to develop into a hurricane on Wednesday “and continue strengthening as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico” into potentially a major hurricane by Thursday.

The Gulf Coast is being urged to monitor a tropical system as a potential major hurricane could strike Florida later this week.