Tropical Storm Milton strengthened over the western Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning.\u00a0 At 8:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Tropical Storm Milton was located at latitude 22.6\u00b0N and longitude 94.9\u00b0W which put the center about 345 miles (560 km) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico.\u00a0 Milton was moving toward the east at 5 m.p.h. (8 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 65 m.p.h. (105 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 80 m.p.h. (130 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 991 mb.<\/p>\n
A Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from Celestun to Cancun, Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n Tropical Storm Milton was intensifying on Sunday morning.\u00a0 The inner end of a rainband wrapped around the northern and western sides of the center of Milton’s circulation.\u00a0 Other bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the center of Tropical Storm Milton.\u00a0 Storms near the center of Milton generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the tropical storm.<\/p>\n The circulation around Tropical Storm Milton was small.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 40 miles (65 km) from the center of Milton’s circulation.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Milton move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Milton will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 31\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the axis of an upper level ridge over the Gulf of Mexico.\u00a0 The upper level winds are weak near the axis of the ridge and there will be little vertical wind shear.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Milton is likely to intensify to a hurricane during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Milton is also likely to strengthen to a major hurricane by Tuesday.<\/p>\n A small upper level trough over the northern Gulf of Mexico will steer Tropical Storm Milton slowly toward the east during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 A larger upper level trough over the central U.S. will start to steer Milton more quickly toward the northeast on Monday.\u00a0 On its anticipated track, Tropical Storm Milton will reach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.\u00a0 Milton is likely to be a major hurricane when it reaches Florida.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Milton is likely to be a major hurricane when it hits the west coast of Florida.\u00a0 Milton will bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain to the west coast of Florida.\u00a0 Milton will also bring strong winds and heavy rain to central Florida.\u00a0 Milton will be capable of causing major damage.\u00a0 Heavy rains will cause floods in some locations.\u00a0 Widespread electricity outages are likely.\u00a0 Milton will also produce a storm surge of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) along the west coast of Florida.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Hurricane Kirk and Hurricane Leslie continued to churn over the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n At 5:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Hurricane Kirk was located at latitude 33.5\u00b0N and longitude 49.0\u00b0W which put the center about 1270 miles (2040 km) west of the Azores.\u00a0 Kirk was moving toward the north at 23 m.p.h. (37 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 105 m.p.h. (165 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 125 m.p.h. (200 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 957 mb.<\/p>\n At 5:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Hurricane Leslie was located at latitude 12.9\u00b0N and longitude 37.3\u00b0W which put the center about 875 miles (1405 km) west of the Cabo Verde Islands.\u00a0 Leslie was moving toward the northwest at 10 m.p.h. (16 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 85 m.p.h. (135 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 100 m.p.h. (160 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 984 mb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tropical Storm Milton strengthened over the western Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning.\u00a0 At 8:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Tropical Storm Milton was located at latitude 22.6\u00b0N and longitude 94.9\u00b0W which put the center about 345 miles (560 km) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico.\u00a0 Milton was moving toward the east at 5 m.p.h. 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