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An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms tracking westward near the northern Gulf Coast is still expected to bring some impacts in the form of rainfall and rip currents.

Impacts Include Rainfall, Rip Currents

This moisture-laden disturbance will generate tropical downpours over the next couple of days. Below is a look at the latest radar showing where this system is producing rainfall right now.

Locally heavy rain could impact areas from the northern Gulf Coast to the upper Texas coast through the beginning of the weekend.

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Isolated instances of flash flooding might occur in these areas and some storms could contain gusty winds.

If you are planning a beach trip, there will be an increased threat of rip currents to be aware of late this week at beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Alabama and Mississippi.

There are color-coded flags placed on many beaches each day to communicate the rip current threat. A green flag (low risk) indicates that strong rip currents are not likely. A yellow flag (moderate risk) means that there is a good chance for strong rip currents and a red flag (high risk) signals that strong rip currents are expected and you should stay out of the ocean

You can also go to this link for the latest rip current forecast.

Chris Dolce has been a senior digital meteorologist with weather.com for 15 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.