A complex weather pattern is gathering together in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to develop into a tropical storm and then Hurricane Milton before hitting Florida early next week, the

The current forecast calls for the storm to strengthen to a high-end Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches Florida, with 110 mph sustained winds. A Category 3 isn’t out of the question, as the initial forecast is on the cusp of category 3, and forecasters wrote that “some upward adjustments may be required.”

Still reeling from Helene, Florida could experience a major setback from a storm predicted to become Hurricane Milton.