The City of Jacksonville Emergency Preparedness Division is taking precautions and closely monitoring Tropical Depression Nine, which is expected to strengthen over the next few days.

Dozens of people took in the waves at Jacksonville Beach as impending storms impact the coast.

Tropical Depression likely becomes official storm this weekend

On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas this weekend and approach the southeast U.S. coast early next week.