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Hurricane Milton is continuing to "rapidly intensify" as it continues its track toward Florida, according to national hurricane forecasters.
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Now, as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm is still expected to "rapidly intensify" and be at Category 2 or 3 hurricane strength when it reaches the west coast of Florida sometime midweek.
"On the forecast track, Milton is forecast to move just north of the Yucatan Peninsula and across the southern Gulf of Mexico Monday and Tuesday and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday," the National Hurricane Center said.
Florida could see impacts beginning Wednesday.
As of the latest advisory, the storm is about 805 miles west-southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds at 85 mph. It is moving east at 7 mph.
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