Hurricane Milton is continuing to rapidly intensify before its expected landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center on Monday issued a hurricane watch for a stretch of the coastline including Tampa Bay, which remained roughly in the middle of the forecast cone.

As Hurricane Milton continues to strengthen, the Florida Gulf Coast, including Tampa Bay, is now under a Hurricane Watch and a Storm Surge Watch. With

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close watch on what is now Tropical Storm Milton, likely to become a Hurricane Sunday night.