Video: Gulfport, Mississippi, Prepares as Tropical Depression Nine Threatens Gulf Coast

Video recorded earlier in Gulfport, Mississippi, shows conditions along the coast as residents across the northern Gulf closely monitor Tropical Depression Nine.

The system is located over the southwestern Gulf and is expected to strengthen as it moves toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.

Forecast guidance indicates the storm could approach the coast as a Category 2 hurricane by Friday into Saturday, with areas from Louisiana and southern Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle urged to prepare for possible severe weather.

If the depression strengthens into a tropical storm as expected, it would become Tropical Storm Isaias.

Potential impacts include damaging winds, heavy rainfall, dangerous surf, storm surge and coastal flooding.

Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including Gulfport, are being urged to monitor official forecasts and prepare for possible hurricane conditions later this week.

This is a developing weather situation.