ORLANDO, Fla. — While Florida will get higher chances of related rain and thunderstorms Thursday, a low pressure system off the coast has little chance of developing into a tropical depression, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the broad area located a few hundred miles off the southeast U.S. coast still has disorganized showers and thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to portions of the Carolina coast late this week and into the weekend.

“Environmental conditions do not appear favorable for much additional development of this system over the next day or two before it moves inland over the southeastern U.S. by this weekend,” forecasters said.

The NHC gives it a 10% chance to develop in the next two days.

The system is still affecting weather over the state increasing chances of rain across across Central Florida to 60% to 70% today including some thunderstorms that could see 40-50 mph winds, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

The NWS said a surface low is forecast to form over the Florida peninsula today that will shift north and reach just offshore from the northern Florida-Georgia coast overnight, bringing with it a greater coverage of showers and lightning storms today.

The NWS said 1-3 inches could drop in some areas within 60 to 90 minutes leading to minor flooding.

There is also a moderate risk for dangerous rip currents along Florida’s east coast.

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