Repeated rounds of stormy weather loitering off the Southeast coast could do more than just dampen fireworks celebrations in Florida this weekend – there’s a good chance it becomes hurricane season’s next named storm.

Less active on this 4th of July, but isolated storms still possible

As of the NHC's latest update, issued early Thursday morning, the agency said there was now a 50 percent chance of cyclone formation over the next seven days, and a low, 10 percent chance of formation in the next 48 hours.

A slow-developing weather system is trying to get its act together over the Southeast U.S. this Fourth of July.

As of Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center predicted a 6 0% chance of forming into a tropical storm this weekend or early next week. If it strengthens into a tropical storm, it will be named Chantal,