While the National Hurricane Center's map is lit up with a tropical disturbance, Saturday's forecast is much more about the heat index.

Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.

The waterfront estate in Siesta Key, newly listed for $15.95 million, is one of only four homes on South Cocoanut Bayou Island

The Sunshine State might want to keep its umbrellas close with the National Hurricane Center reporting that they are observing a low-pressure trough on the Atlantic coast, which they fear could develo

Mexico Beach sits on the eastern end of Bay County, bordering Gulf County. According to Shoaf, tourism is the town's largest economic driver, so its busiest months are during summer. That said, peak season crowds in Mexico Beach during summer still are nothing like those in other nearby larger destination cities like Panama City Beach.

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.

A wet and rainy Florida could soon see even more precipitation in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service, which has warned the Gulf Coast will face a flood-generating system that could form into Tropical Storm Dexter.

A trough of low pressure is likely to form near the southeastern U.S. coast during the next day or two and then move westward across Florida into the northeastern Gulf by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.