TROPICAL STORM HURRICANE IAN is expected to become HURRICANE IAN before it makes landfall on WESTERN CUBA later TODAY (9/26) with dangerous storm surges of nine to 14 feet, according to CNN, before it strengthens to a Category 3 storm, meaning a major hurricane on TUESDAY.FLORIDA Gov. RON DESANTIS has declared a state of emergency as experts predict that IAN will peak at Category 4 strength over the eastern GULF OF MEXICO in three days. But IAN is then expected to weaken before reaching .