Near Hurricane Strength...
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Idalia Intermediate Advisory Number 8A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023
100 PM CDT Mon Aug 28 2023
...IDALIA STRENGTHENING AS IT NEARS THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND DANGEROUS WINDS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA...
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
It seems to be strengthening with a fair portion of the storm over land. I doubt that is a good sign.