Tropical Storm Milton is likely to become a major hurricane in three days as it aims for Florida's already storm-battered west coast, federal forecasters said Saturday.The National Hurricane Center said in a forecast discussion the storm was rapidly evolving into "an intense hurricane with multiple life-threatening hazards" for the coastline north and south of the Tampa Bay region.

The system is forecast to be at or near major hurricane strength when it reaches the west coast of the Florida Peninsula midweek Key Messages form the National Hurricane Center: “Milton” is forecast to quickly intensify while it moves eastward to northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico and be at or near major hurricane strength