The forecast for the storm is changing as rapidly as it is moving. Here’s the latest we have from the National Weather Service station in Wilmington, NC.

Forecaster expect to upgrade Milton from a tropical storm to a hurricane as it moves across Florida toward the Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as forecasters expect the storm to quickly strengthen into a major hurricane over the next few days. Milton is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 36 hours and could be a major Category 3 hurricane when it reaches the west coast of the Florida peninsula mid-week,