Meteorologist Chris Justus said Sunday afternoon that a low pressure system just off the Georgia coastline has decent organization but low wind speeds.
Justus said most of the reliable computer models indicate that system will strengthen into a Tropical Storm as early as Monday or Tuesday.
The U.S. Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to fly into the storm on Monday morning.
The system is forecast to meander just off the Florida coast and then steering winds from a cold front will pick up the system and bring it up along the South Carolina coastline by late week.
The strength of the tropical system and the cold front will determine exactly how far off the coast the storm will go.
As of Sunday, Justus says the storm will graze the North Carolina Outer Banks before heading out to sea. This scenario would mean no impacts for us in the Western Carolinas and minimal impacts along the South Carolina beaches.
The Grand Strand could see breezy conditions, some rain showers and high rip currents while the Outer Banks could see heavy rain and Tropical Storm force winds.
The models will have a better idea of the track once the hurricane hunters fly into the storm.