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Milton continues to rapidly intensify

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October 7, 2024

www.youtube.com – WKRG – 2024-10-07 10:15:13

SUMMARY: Meteorologist Caroline KS from the News 5 First Alert Storm Team reports that Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a strong Category 4, with maximum winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 933 mbar. Expected to become a Category 5 by 1 or 4 p.m. today, Milton is forecast to weaken due to wind shear before making landfall on Florida’s West Coast Wednesday evening. While local impacts will be minimal, high surf and rip current risks will arise. A cold front will block Milton’s progression into the area, resulting in mostly sunny weather with temperatures in the lower 80s by the weekend.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is issuing advisories on Hurricane MILTON located in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Milton has undergone rapid intensification of the warm waters of the Western Gulf of Mexico. The system has become a category 4 hurricane and is expected to become a category 5 sometime Monday.
The storm will take and east and northeasterly track through the weekend and into early this week. A cold front slated to move through the northern Gulf Coast Monday and settle into the northern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday will act to block the system from moving north. A direct impact to the Alabama, Mississippi, and Northwest Florida Gulf Coasts is highly unlikely.The easterly track means significant impacts will be felt next week over the Central and Southern Florida Peninsula. This is terrible news for an area that continues to recover from Hurricane Helene.COASTAL EFFECTS: High waves and rip currents will be an issue as the system traverses the Gulf. Yellow or red flags are expected next week. Minor coastal flooding from high tides cannot be ruled out.
WIND: With the tropical system in the Gulf and building high pressure to the north, a tight pressure gradient will develop. This will lead to gusty north and northwest winds Tuesday through Thursday next week. Some gusts over 25 mph will be possible.

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