According to meteorologists, since the beginning of the satellite era in 1966, three or more category 4 and 5 hurricanes have developed in just six cyclonic seasons until October 3.

Similar to what happened a couple of weeks ago with Hurricane Helene, Milton is heading for the west coast of Florida with sustained maximum winds of 155 kilometers per hour (km/h).

The National Hurricane Center (CNH) in its eighth report on the ninth hurricane of the current cyclonic season specified that Milton is located near latitude 22.1 North, longitude 92.6 West and moves east-southeast about 13 km/h.

On its planned trajectory, it is forecast to arrive near or just north of the Yucatan Peninsula between this day and Tuesday, then cross the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Leslie is advancing through the Central Atlantic and moving northwest at about 20 km/h. The movement is expected to continue over the next few days, although a gradual weakening is predicted during the week.

In the Atlantic several days ago on a northern course is Hurricane Kirk, on the verge of becoming an extratropical storm.

Meteorologists point out that Kirk, with sustained maximum winds of 120 km/h, causes large waves that affect the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the east coast of the United States, parts of the Canadian Atlantic and the Azores.

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