- The hurricane will make landfall during the day on Wednesday in the vicinity of Tampa Bay.

Image provided today by NOAA, through the NHC, in which the five-day forecast of the passage of Hurricane Ian towards the United States coasts is recorded.

When will Hurricane Florida make landfall?

Experts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) have their sights set on Hurricane Ian, which is Category 3 and will make landfall in the next few hours.

Specifically, it is heading towards the western coast of Florida, in the United States, a point where catastrophic winds and coastal flooding will occur, which will present "danger to life", as announced by the entity.

At 8:00 p.m. (local time), the center of the hurricane was 290 km southwest of Punta Gorda, Florida, and 35 km from the Dry Tortugas islet.

Precisely, the hurricane will make landfall during the day on Wednesday in the vicinity of Tampa Bay (west). Then the center of Ian is forecast to move over central Florida on Wednesday at night and Thursday morning and will emerge over the west of the Atlantic for late Thursday, as they pick up at the NHC.

Likewise, it is expected that this hurricane will become category 4 due to the strength that its winds can take in the next few hours, advancing at a speed of 17 km/h.

Hurricane #Ian Advisory 21: Ian Expected to Cause Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding in the Florida Peninsula. Storm Surge Warning Issued For the Lower Florida Keys. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds outward up to 140 miles (220 km).

NHC warnings and watches extend to different areas of Florida. The NHC warned of dangerous storm surges that, combined with the tide, can inundate normally dry coastal areas.

Water could reach up to 12 feet above sea level in an area of ​​beaches and cays near Sarasota on Florida's west coast, and lower rises across a wide swath of Florida's west coast. In addition to those sea level rises, accompanied by strong surf in some spots, Ian is expected to produce heavy rains across much of Florida, with the risk of flash flooding.

Tornadoes and hangovers complete the panorama of Ian, who left Cuba on Tuesday after causing significant damage in the western part of the island and strengthened in contact with the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Here are the 11 PM EDT 9/27 Key Messages for Hurricane #Ian. Conditions are expected to continue to deteriorate across central and south Florida tonight. pic.twitter.com/u7rBXatfoH

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022

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