Tropical Storm Arlene weakened into a tropical depression Saturday morning and is forecast to continue to weaken throughout the day without making landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. It will bring rain to the state today into tonight, but no watches or advisories are in effect.
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Forecasters said portions of Florida could receive 1 to 2 inches of rainfall with localized higher amounts of up to 5 inches possible through tonight. The heavy rainfall could lead to isolated flash, urban, and small stream flooding impacts.
On Saturday morning, the center of Arlene was located about 165 miles west of the Dry Tortugas, moving south-southeastward at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center.
The storm was expected to continue moving southward to southeastward overnight, gradually increasing its forward speed, before weakening Saturday and dissipating by early Sunday.
No coastal watches or warnings have been issued, but heavy rains and potential flooding are expected across much of the state into Saturday.
