"The official forecast shows the system nearing major hurricane strength over the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico," NHC forecasters wrote in their first advisory. "Regardless of the exact details of the intensity forecast,

The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Milton in the Gulf which could be major hurricane when it reaches Florida.

Florida could soon face another severe storm as a tropical depression is forming in the western Gulf of Mexico, the National Weather Service warned Saturday. “It is forecast to quickly intensify while it moves eastward to northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico and be at or near major hurricane strength when it reaches the