Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia Idalia is forecast to strength into a major hurricane that could hit Florida with “life-threatening” surges and flooding 19:00 Aug 29 01:00 Aug 29 19:00 Aug 30 07:00 Aug 30 07:00 Aug 31 19:00 Aug 31 07:00 Sep 1 19:00 Sep 1 UNITED STATES SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA GULF OF MEXICO MEXICO CARIBBEAN SEA FLORIDA CUBA ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH CAROLINA 200km 125 miles Potential track area* Major hurricane Hurricane Tropical storm *Cone contains probable path of storm centre, not areas that will experience impacts Sources: NHC, Reuters All times local (GMT minus four hours) © GRAPHIC NEWS BAHAMAS