"Florida was getting set for a soaking as a tropical depression brewing off its southern coast looked likely to strengthen into tropical storm later Monday or early Tuesday.

The National Hurricane Center's (NHC) forecast path showed Tropical Depression Nine moving up from the Florida Keys toward the southern tip of the state and over into the Gulf of Mexico.

"The depression in the Gulf remains very poorly organized, which is good news for Florida," Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth said. "

F. Brinley Bruton reports for NBC News August 29, 2016. [2]

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