AM Headlines: Last Warm Day of the Week Cooler Air Arrives Tuesday Breezy Mid-Week Milton’s Forecast to Become Major Hurricane Cold Nights Late Week Dry and Sunny Weekend Discussion: Today will be our last warm day of the week with highs in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Breezy in the mountains with gusts out of the northwest up to 25 mph.  A cold front moves through tonight, setting us up for a cool and dry stretch through the end of the week. Lows will fall into the 40s and 50s across the region tonight with highs Tuesday reaching the mid 70s, as crisp Fall air settles in. Hurricane Milton will stay well to our south, but it will have some influence over our forecast mid-week as it passes over Central Florida. Due to a strong pressure gradient from high pressure over the Carolinas and the strong low over Florida, winds will kick up Wednesday and Thursday with gusts 20-25 mph south of I-85. Thankfully, no wet weather is expected locally. Thursday and Friday nights will be the coolest of the week with lows bottoming out in the 30s and 40s from the mountains to the Piedmont. Temps will begin to warm up slightly this weekend with hgihs pishing back into the low 80s by Sunday. No signficant rain expected tis week. Hurricane Milton Latest 2am Update Category 1 Hurricane Location: 770 mi WSW Tampa Wind: 90 mph Movement: E at 6 mph Watches and Warnings Hiurricane Watch – Yucatan Peninsula, Celestin to Cabo Catoche Tropical Storm Warning – Celestun to Cancun, w/ tropical storm conditions beginning today   Forecast and Expected Path Milton is expected to move east through the southern Gulf of Mexico today, before turning northeast tomorrow. It is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane, possibly reaching a category 4 by Tuesday. Some weakening is expected before landfall over the west coast of Florida due to increased wind shear and drier air, but it will likely remain a major categoy 3 hurricane Wednesday. Storm surge and hurricane watches will likely be issued for Floriday later today. Impacts Storm Surge: 2-4 feet for the Yucatan Peninsula Rainfall: 5-10 inches, with up to 15 inches possible for Florida and the keys. Wind: Tropical storm conditions likely in the Yucatan today, with hurricane conditions possible this afternoon. Surf: Dangerous surf and life threatneing rip current risks will affect the Gulf Coast in the next 48 hours