Tropical Depression 13 is expected to get a name today, and it will be Julia.

The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which was near the tip of a peninsula shared by Colombia and Venezuela, is expected to become Tropical Storm Julia later today and Hurricane Julia over the weekend as it tracks toward Central America.

The potential Julia could make landfall in Nicaragua on Sunday as a hurricane.

The storm’s forecast path keeps it well south of the United States.

As of 7 a.m. CDT Friday, Tropical Depression 13 was located about 30 miles west-southwest of the northern tip of the Guajira Peninsula (shared by Colombia and Venezuela) in the southern Caribbean and was tracking to the west at 15 mph.

The depression had sustained winds of 35 mph. It needs winds of at least 39 mph to become Tropical Storm Julia.

The hurricane center expects that to happen by this afternoon. Then the storm could strengthen faster and become a hurricane sometime on Saturday. The hurricane center’s intensity forecast shows the storm peaking with 85 mph winds, which is Category 1 intensity.

The hurricane center said that on the forecast track the storm is expected to pass near the San Andres and Providencia Islands Saturday night and approach the coast of Nicaragua on Sunday morning.

A hurricane watch is in effect for Colombia’s San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of Colombia from Riohacha eastward to the Colombia/Venezuela border.

The hurricane center advised those in Nicaragua and Honduras to keep a close eye on the storm and added that watches or warnings will likely be issued for coastal areas later today.

Hurricane conditions will be possible in the hurricane watch area from Saturday night into Sunday.

The storm could bring a lot of rain to areas in its path.

Three to 6 inches will be possible on the Guajira Peninsula today. The islands of San Andres and Providencia could get 6 to 12 inches. Central America could get more — 5 to 10 inches with isolated amounts of 15 inches possible.

That may cause flash flooding and raise the possibility of mudslides in Central America later this weekend.

The storm could also bring 1 to 3 feet of storm surge in the islands in the hurricane watch area over the weekend.

There were no other systems being watched for development in the tropical Atlantic as of Friday. The Atlantic hurricane season runs until Nov. 30.