RICHMOND, Va. -- As Hurricane Milton continues on its path toward the west coast of Florida, CBS 6 Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel explained why it appeared Florida would be the only state impacted by Hurricane Milton.
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"The waters of the Gulf are very warm, as is typical this time of year. The only thing that is going to slow [Hurricane Milton] down is increasing wind shear. That should occur, but I still think this could make landfall near Tampa Bay as a Category 3 major hurricane," Zach said during his Monday afternoon forecast. "Notice the track [straight across Florida from west to east], very unusual here. That's because the flow across the eastern United States, thanks to a cold front and the overall trough that's moving into the eastern United States, that is what is going to result in [Hurricane Milton's] movement off the [Florida] coast and not affecting more of the United States."
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