(Miami, FL) -- Hurricane Milton is forecast to land in Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday. In the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Milton was classified as a Category 4 storm, with maximum winds of 155 miles per hour. That's just shy of being a Category 5 which it was earlier Monday with winds clocked at 180 miles per hour. Counties along Florida's west coast have been ordered to evacuate, with dozens under a state of emergency.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* West coast of Florida from Flamingo northward to the Suwannee River, including Charlotte Harbor and Tampa Bay
* East coast of Florida from the Volusia/Brevard County Line northward to the mouth of the St. Mary's River, including the St. Johns River.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Celestun to Rio Lagartos
* Florida west coast from Bonita Beach northward to the mouth of the Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay
* Florida east coast from the Indian River/St. Lucie County Line northward to Ponte Vedra Beach
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* Sebastian Inlet to the Volusia/Brevard County Line
* Mouth of the St. Mary's River to Edisto Beach
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Rio Lagartos to Cabo Catoche
* Dry Tortugas
* Lake Okeechobee
* Florida west coast from Chokoloskee to south of Bonita Beach
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Rio Lagartos to Cancun
* All of the Florida Keys, including Dry Tortugas and Florida Bay
* Lake Okeechobee
* Florida west coast from Flamingo to south of Bonita Beach
* Florida west coast from north of the mouth of the Suwanee River to Indian Pass
* Florida east coast south of the Indian River/St. Lucie County Line to Flamingo
* Florida east coast north of Ponte Vedra Beach to the mouth of the St. Mary's River
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Coast of Georgia and South Carolina from north of the mouth of the St. Marys River to South Santee River, South Ca