Thursday, Oct 10 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 1 Hurricane Milton
Article first published: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, 5 a.m. ET
Article last updated: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, 8 a.m. ET
As per the National Hurricane Center's 8 am Thursday update, Milton left Florida and headed to the Atlantic Ocean. Category 1 Hurricane Milton is 75 miles east-northeast of Cape Canaveral Florida and 225 miles northwest of Great Abaco Island, with maximum sustained wind of 85 mph. It’s moving at 18 mph to the east-northeast.
"... the center of Milton will continue to move away from Florida and pass to the north of the Bahamas today." according to forecasters. "Gradual weakening is expected, but Milton is forecast to become a powerful extratropical low tonight."
Milton in Florida shifted course targeted Atlantic Ocean.
YESTERDAY (Wednesday):
Yesterday, there were several developments, particularly at night: first, Milton started out as a Category 4 hurricane, a Category 3 hurricane and a Category 2 hurricane but eventually became a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph. Milton was set to encounter Florida's coastline from the Gulf of Mexico
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Hurricane Warnings south of Sebastian Inlet and north of the Flagler/Volusia County Line have been changed to Tropical Storm Warnings. The Storm Surge Warning along the Florida west coast has been discontinued. The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued south of the Palm Beach/Martin County Line.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for:
- Sebastian Inlet Florida to Altamaha Sound Georgia, including the St. Johns River
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:
- Florida east coast from Sebastian Inlet northward to the Flagler/Volusia County Line
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- Florida east coast south of Sebastian Inlet to the Palm Beach/Martin County Line
- Lake Okeechobee
- North of the Flagler/Volusia County Line to Edisto Beach South Carolina
- Extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Grand Bahama Island, the Abacos, and Bimini
A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline in the indicated locations. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:
STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...
Sebastian Inlet, FL to Altamaha Sound, GA...3-5 ft St. Johns River...2-4 ft
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances.
For a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge inundation, please see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml? PeakSurge.
RAINFALL: Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected across portions of the east-central to northeast Florida coast through this morning. This rainfall will continue to bring the risk of considerable flash and urban flooding, along with moderate to major river flooding.
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Hurricane Milton, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml? Rainqpf and the Flash Flood Risk graphic at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml? Ero.
WIND: Hurricane conditions, especially in gusts, are occurring within the hurricane warning area in Florida. Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the tropical storm warning areas in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and the Bahamas.
SURF: Swells generated by Milton are expected to continue to affect portions of the southeast U.S. and the Bahamas during the next couple of days. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Source: National Hurricane Center
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