August 29, 2023--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Bearing winds of 85 miles per hour, Hurricane Idalia was expected to continue strengthening before hitting the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday. A hurricane warning was in effect for the middle of Longboat Key northward to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the storm was heading north at 14 miles per hour about 275 miles south-southwest of Tampa.