The official forecast track takes Milton eastward across the Gulf and has it approaching Florida’s west coast by Wednesday somewhere between Tampa and Fort Myers. The track then shows the storm -- still as a hurricane -- crossing over the peninsula and emerging over the western Atlantic by Thursday morning.

Another mild start this Sunday morning in the low 70s will rebound into the low 90s underneath mostly sunny skies.

Tropical Depression 14 formed into Tropical Storm Milton in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday afternoon, and is likely to rapidly strengthen into an “intense hurricane” that will begin to