Milton has strengthened back to a Category 5 major hurricane and continues to move toward the west coast of Florida. The 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center has winds of 165 mph, making Milton an intense Category 5 major hurricane.

Milton — an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane — was growing in size Tuesday while sweeping toward Florida’s west coast. The storm is predicted to make landfall Wednesday night, striking a densely populated zone that includes Tampa,