Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane less than 24 hours from forming as a hurricane Sunday afternoon. At 7:00 am Monday morning, the eye of Hurricane Milton was located near latitude 21.8 North, longitude 92.2 West. It is moving toward the east-southeast near 8 mph (13 km/h). An eastward to east-southeastward motion is forecast through tonight, followed by a turn toward the east and northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the forecast track, Milton is forecast to move near or just north of the Yucatan Peninsula today and Tuesday, then cross the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to 150 mph (205 km/h) with higher gusts. Milton is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 945 mb (27.91 inches) based Air Force dropsonde data.