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They will produced a heightened rip current risk from Florida to the Carolinas through the weekend.

Swells from Hurricane Sam will gradually reach the Atlantic coastline from the Carolinas to Florida on Thursday and Friday, then peak on Saturday.

Sam quickly strengthened could become a Category 3 storm by Saturday afternoon.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Sam will intensify steadily in the coming days, and is projected to become a major-category hurricane by Monday.

Rain on Monday will be mainly across the northeast and central parts of the state, but sinking as far south as the I-4 corridor.

The remnants of Hurricane Nicholas will bring higher rain chances of mainly afternoon thunderstorms.

The western coastline of the Florida Panhandle can expect 7-10 inches of rain.

Areas of flash flooding are also possible into the western Florida Panhandle on Wednesday and Thursday,

As Tropical Storm Nicholas is forecast to drench Texas, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other systems.

Moisture associated with Tropical Storm Mindy could produce localized flooding and frequent lightning as the storms move from southwest to northeast.

The storm came ashore on Thursday night, just east of where Tropical Storm Fred made landfall last month. It will gradually weaken as it crosses Georgia and enters the Atlantic later in the day.

Wind shear should prevent the system from becoming too strong over the Gulf, but it is poised to bring higher moisture northward from Louisiana to Florida this week.