8 A.M. WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Hurricane Milton downgraded to Category 4

Hurricane Milton is expected to fluctuate in intensity over the next day but will remain extremely dangerous through landfall in Florida late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The National Hurricane Center said the West Coast of Florida will begin to see increased winds Wednesday afternoon. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Milton was packing sustained winds of 155 mph with higher gusts, dropping just below Category 5 status (157 mph winds) to a Category 4. Its position was about 250 miles southwest of Tampa.