A weather system tracking the Southeast U.S. coastline has officially strengthened this Friday into Tropical Depression 3, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Watches and warnings: A tropical storm watch has been issued from South Carolina's Edisto Beach to Little River Inlet. This menas tropical storm conditions are possible in the next 48 hours.

The storm isn’t a significant threat to land, but could drench parts of the Southeast and create risky beach conditions through the weekend.