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Fortune
Chris Morris

Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength and taking aim at Florida's capital

(Credit: National Hurricane Center)

Hurricane Idalia is rapidly gaining strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and should be a major hurricane when it pounds Florida on Wednesday morning, forecasters said in the latest tracking report.

The National Hurricane Center, in its 11:00 a.m. update Tuesday, noted Idalia had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (5 mph faster than the previous report) and had slightly altered its path.

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