People across Florida were warned that Milton could rapidly intensify into a major hurricane before slamming into the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast midweek.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close watch on what is now Tropical Storm Milton, likely to become a Hurricane Sunday night.

Milton's anticipated landfall along Florida's west coast has the National Hurricane Center issuing watches and warnings. Here are the latest watches and warnings issued for the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton. This story will be updated with the most up-to-date information available.