Category 4 Hurricane Milton Threatens Florida Less Than Two Weeks After Hurricane Helen

Arab Weather - Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen hit the Gulf Coast in Florida, which left significant losses, material damage and deaths in the southeastern United States, the competent authorities in America have once again declared a state of maximum alert after the tropical capital, Milton, developed into a Category 4 hurricane.

The latest weather forecast for Hurricane Milton indicates that it has already developed into a devastating Category 4 hurricane, as the eye of Hurricane Milton was located near latitude 21.8 north and longitude 92.2 west. Hurricane Milton is moving east-southeast at 8 mph, and is expected to move east-southeast through tonight, followed by a turn east-northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is expected to move near the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday , then cross the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday.

Weather forecasters at "Arab Weather" said that the maximum sustained wind speed reached nearly 125 miles per hour (205 km/h) with higher gusts, and the strong winds extend to a distance of 35 miles (55 km) from the center, and the lowest air pressure at the center of the hurricane is estimated at about 940 millibars.

Hurricane Milton's Projected Landfall Hazards

Strong winds from Hurricane Milton are expected to raise waves 8 to 12 feet above ground level along the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, especially in areas where coastal winds blow near the coast, posing a real risk of seawater flooding in those areas.

Hurricane Milton is expected to drop a massive 5 to 10 inches of rain, with localized totals as high as 15 inches in some areas of the Florida Peninsula and Keys through Wednesday night, raising the risk of flash flooding along with the potential for moderate to major river flooding.

The following are the latest observations of Hurricane Milton reported to us in Arab Weather:

• Location: 21.7 North, 92.0 West, about 240 kilometers west of the Mexican city of Progreso and about 1,185 kilometers southwest of Tampa, Florida.
• Maximum sustained winds: 240 km/h.
• Movement: East-Southeast.
• Atmospheric pressure: 940 millibars.