Ian now Category 3, on its way near Tampa Bay as major hurricane

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After a night of intensification, Hurricane Ian has emerged as a major hurricane Tuesday — now on a track further east and south of Tampa Bay.

Ian is forecast to approach the west coast of Florida as an extremely dangerous hurricane, forecasters said in an 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center. The latest track shows a possible landfall around the Sarasota County area.