Gulf of Mexico

A trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime as they cut through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida's Gulf Coast just after sunrise early Tuesday: two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore.

Residents of North Redington and St. Petersburg are returning after Hurricane Milton evacuation orders hoping to have a home to return after two major hurricanes hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in just over two weeks.

Hurricane Milton is expected to come ashore with winds up to 125 miles per hour and a huge storm surge, large enough to pick up even heavy pieces of furniture and send them flying into buildings or vehicles or wash debris down roads and possibly interfere with drainage.

The Gainesville area could see tropical storm force winds as early as Wednesday night as Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 heads to Florida, according to the National Weather Service.

Climate change, urbanization, human impact and economic factors play key roles in the challenges that the Gulf of Mexico is facing today, said members of a panel discussing the future of the Gulf at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service on Tuesday.

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