Naples is on the edge of the potential forecast path Hurricane Milton, which is near Category 4 strength on a track toward Florida. Here’s the latest forecast path.

This is the real deal here with Milton,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said at a news conference. “If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100% of the time.”

Town of Fort Myers Beach issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire barrier island ahead of Hurricane Milton, which increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico over the weekend.

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified Monday morning into a dangerous major hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico and is on track to deliver yet another devastating blow to the Sunshine State less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of Florida’s west coast and sweeping Big Bend.

Although Miami-Dade County is outside the forecast cone for Hurricane Milton, conditions across South Florida are expected to worsen this week.

Hurricane Milton was nearing Category 4 strength and is likely to remain a major hurricane as it nears Florida’s Gulf coast. Here’s the latest forecast path.