Hurricane Milton was continuing to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to become a major hurricane later Monday as it inched toward a midweek landfall along the west coast of Florida, where residents are still reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Helene,

Milton is expected to make landfall on the Gulf side of Florida by the middle of the week. Currently, maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 mph with higher gusts. Milton is forecast to rapidly intensify during the next couple of days and become a major hurricane on Monday.

Forecasters say Milton is expected to be a hurricane small in size, but here's an update for the Lake County area and Florida.