ORLANDO, Fla. -- The area of low pressure that brought Central Florida some much-needed rain could strengthen into a depression.

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The system was located off the southeast coast of Georgia on Friday morning.

"The low, as it tracks up the coastline, has the potential to become a subtropical or tropical depression," WESH 2 Weather Plus meteorologist Jason Brewer said.

Residents of South Carolina and North Carolina were urged to monitor weather reports for updates on the system.

Tropical Wave Near Aruba Closely Watched

A broad area of low pressure north of Aruba could also strengthen into a depression over the next few days.

"It's still being effected by a bit of wind shear to the north. We're still watching this to become a depression over the weekend," Brewer said.

Most computer models show the system approaching the Yucatan Peninsula and moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

Bertha Becomes Hurricane Again

Bertha gained momentum and reached hurricane status again on Friday, but it was reduced to tropical storm status on Sunday.

At 11 a.m., the center of Bertha was located at latitude 51.3 north, longitude 35.7 west, or about 850 miles east-northeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland and about 1,20 miles southwest of Reykjavic, Iceland.

Bertha is moving toward the northeast near 36 mph. This motion is expected to continue over the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph, with higher gusts. Bertha has lost tropical characteristics and is expected to slowly weaken during the next day or so.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles from the center.

The hurricane center has projected 12 to 16 named storms in the Atlantic this season, with six to nine of them hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.