Just like Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Michael was fed massive amounts of moisture by water vapor generation stations on the Yucatan Peninsula.

The hurricane tracking map below depicts the path of
Hurricane Harvey over the Yucatan Peninsula in
August, 2017.

The following NOAA map of Hurricane Michael also shows
a path contiguous the Yucatan.  Right after passing by land,
the unorganized storm exploded into a tropical storm.  Each
day has seen a geoengineered intensification as Michael
aims for the Florida Panhandle.