That stubborn, rangy-looking little disturbance out in the Atlantic looks ready to spoil your Sunday at the beach. It's out there between the southeast coast of the U.S. and Bermuda, and appears to have gotten better organized overnight. The National Hurricane Center is preparing to send Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft into it to have a look.

If it holds together, it could become a factor in our weather. Forecasters expect it to turn around and begin drifting westward today. That, coupled with a cold front approaching from the north and west, could bring us some precipitation by late in the weekend or early next week. Here's the crummy beach forecast. We may also see more minor coastal flooding. Watch your feet at the Inner Harbor or City Dock in Annapolis at high tide.

Here's how the NHC described the threat this morning:

"SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED
BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST HAS BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT.  UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE
FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM
LATER TODAY.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON.  THE LOW IS
FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND INTERESTS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM."

If the storm hits the Gulf Stream and begins to get cranked up, it could become Tropical Storm Gabrielle. Here's the view from outer space.

Here's the view from Sterling:

"LOW PRESSURE LOCATED 350 MILES SOUTH OF BERMUDA MAY STRENGTHEN THIS
WEEKEND...AS IT TRACKS NORTHWEST TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION...EXPECT
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. TIDAL ANOMALIES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE...MAKING MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK AND
THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND ITS ESTUARIES. MONITOR NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER PRODUCTS FOR
MORE INFORMATION."

And here's the forecast for Baltimore.