Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 51 counties, including all of Central Florida, as Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the state.

Most of Florida is in the latest forecast cone of Tropical Storm Milton, which is forecast to become a hurricane and strike the state.

Trends show Invest 97L moving into the Gulf of Mexico around midweek.

Everyone from Louisiana to Florida should stay tuned for updates

The NHC highlights and area near the southeastern U.S coastline for possible development

After weeks of no activity across the Atlantic Basin, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, the area now has three tropical disturbances being monitored.

The NHC has highlighted an area the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic where low pressure could form in a few days.

Invest 92-L could become a tropical depression as it approaches the northeastern coast of Florida or Georgia coast on Friday.

Tropical Storm Alberto developed over the Gulf of Mexico, marking the first named storm of the season.

Regardless of development, Invest 97L is expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Central America this weekend

The NHC has highlighted two areas of potential development in the Atlantic on the same day that Hurricane Charlie struck Florida 19 years ago.

There are no immediate threats to Florida. The next named storm of the season is Bonnie.

Hurricane season runs through the month of November.

The tropics are still kickin'.

The peak of hurricane season is upon us. Currently, there are two systems in the tropics.

Here is the 10 p.m. advisory and forecast track on #Eta from the National Hurricane Center. pic.twitter.com/Ee7VkyYzkS — Samara Cokinos (@CokinosSamaraWx) November 10, 2020According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 7 p.m. Monday, Eta was 155 miles west-southwest of the Dry Tortugas. In fact, the latest track for Eta shows the system being downgraded before reaching landfall again. The impacts of Tropical Storm Eta for the Central Florida area are starting to lessen. Latest track of Eta released.

How familiar are you with all the storm terms and hurricane categories? Do you know the difference between a Category 2 storm and a Category 5?