The ninth hurricane of the current Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season and the second to reach Category 5, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is located near 22.3 degrees North latitude and 88.9 degrees West longitude.

Milton is moving east-northeast at 19 km/h, with east-northeasterly and northeasterly winds expected this Tuesday and Wednesday.

On the forecast track, the center of Milton will move just north of the Yucatan Peninsula this Tuesday and approach the west coast of the Florida peninsula on Wednesday. It will make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night.

The NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) bulletin underscores that Milton is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.

While its winds fluctuate, high intensity is expected. Milton is forecast to remain extremely dangerous as it makes landfall in Florida.

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