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2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Hurricane Matthew
Topic Started: Oct 2 2016, 01:02 AM (519 Views)
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USA Today: Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Roars Through Caribbean

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Matthew, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, barreled through the Caribbean on Saturday toward Jamaica and Haiti. It could affect the U.S. East Coast next week, anywhere from Florida to Maine, the Weather Underground reported.

Even if the storm does not make a direct hit on Haiti, rains from Matthew are "expected to bring life-threatening rainfall to portions of Haiti," the National Hurricane Center said.

The hurricane also threatens Cuba and the Bahamas on Monday and Tuesday.

As of 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Matthew had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane was stationary and was located 360 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next couple of days, but Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through Monday," the NHC says.

Matthew is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 15 to 25 inches over southern Haiti, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches, the hurricane center said.

A hurricane warning has been posted for Jamaica and portions of Haiti. A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of eastern Cuba.

The U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay on Saturday evacuated families and other so-called “non-essential personnel” from the remote outpost in southeast Cuba ahead of Matthew, the Miami Herald reported.

Friday night, when Matthew roared to Category 5 status, it became the strongest Atlantic Ocean Basin hurricane since Felix in 2007, NBC reported.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bernie Rayno said if Matthew moves swiftly as it heads north, it has a greater chance of causing significant impact from rain, wind and flooding along much of the Atlantic coast.

"On the other hand, if Matthew's forward speed slows, it could still have significant impact on the Atlantic coast, but in a much smaller area, when compared to a fast-moving hurricane," he said.

The hurricane center's five-day forecast cone — which marks the range of the storm's possible path — includes a portion of southeastern Florida early Wednesday.

In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said government services have been placed on high alert, according to the Jamaica Observer newspaper. Thursday, fishermen on Jamaica’s cays and banks were advised to evacuate immediately and return to the mainland.

Other small-craft operators in the island’s coastal waters were told to return to port, while those in port were advised not to venture out, the newspaper reported.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the state emergency operations centers were active Friday. He said state officials would continue to monitor Matthew's path and urged residents and tourists to monitor the storm and have their emergency plan in place.

"As Hurricane Matthew moves through the Caribbean this weekend, it’s a very dangerous storm and life threatening," Scott said. "We haven’t seen a storm of this magnitude approach our state in a very long time. While the National Hurricane Center’s forecast continues to show the track of the storm east of our state, it’s too soon to rule out impacts to Florida," he said.

A hurricane is classified as "major" when its sustained winds reach 111 mph. A major hurricane is a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It's the first major hurricane in September in the Caribbean since Felix in 2007.

Hurricane Matthew is the fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. It's now the only hurricane or typhoon on the planet.
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(Reddit Live) Vero Beach Airport [Indian River Co, FL] ASOS reports TROPICAL STORM at 12:53 AM EDT -- MEASURED WIND GUST OF 61 KT/70 MPH FROM THE NNW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 36 KT/41 MPH.

TWC reporting inner eye is dissipating, outer eye taking over.
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--70 mph wind gust at Vero Beach Airport at 12:50 am. 60 mph at Melbourne Airport at 12:57 am (NWS Melbourne, 7 Oct. 2016)
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...we've been wondering for several hours why the National Hurricane Center website has been down....well:

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--NWS Administrative Message on website connectivity issues (NHC Atlantic Ops, 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) Fort Pierce on The Weather Channel right now, reporter being battered with high winds.
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(The Guardian) The National Hurricane Center has published its 1am update, with Hurricane Michael still a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds and gusts of 160 mph. It is moving north-west at 13 mph.

The eye of the storm is reportedly now “super wide” at 55 miles across. Shrinking indicates intensifying.

--Recon reports the eye is super wide now at 55 miles across. #Matthew (Brad Panovich, WCNC Charlotte - 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) The Melbourne, FL WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler Radar is detecting winds in excess of 60 knots in some areas

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(Reddit Live) Reports of brush fires coming in due to downed power lines-scanner
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(The Guardian) Brevard County Fire Rescue has said conditions are too dangerous to respond to emergencies and urged residents to stay inside.

--UPDATE -BCFR says it is now too dangerous to respond to emergencies. Live power lines are down, stay inside. #HurricaneMatthew (Brevard EOC, 7 Oct. 2016)
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--1 AM NHC #Matthew Position Update: Winds: 130 mph, Moving NW at 13 mph. Located 50 miles ESE of Vero Beach, Florida. #Travel #Bahamas (Bahamas Weather, 7 Oct. 2016)
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--Vero Beach (pinned) recording wind gusts of 69 mph. Other notable wind gusts: Stuart - 61 mph, Melbourne - 59 mph #Matthew (Jeff Fogeron, Weather Underground - 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) Time: 2016-10-07T05:00:00Z UTC Event: TROPICAL STORM Source: MESONET Remark: USAF WIND TOWER 22 MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 58 KT/67 MPH FROM THE NE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 KT /52 MPH.
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(The Guardian) Reed Timmer, an extreme meteorologist with AccuWeather, told CNN live from Cocoa Beach that “the wind is definitely increasing” before his connection with the station was lost.

That location at Cape Canaveral is particularly vulnerable to the storm surge forecast to come with Hurricane Matthew because it is surrounded by water either side.

Close to 2,000 people are watching storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski’s Periscope stream, shot from inside his car at Cocoa Beach, which shows steady, heavy rain and increasing winds.

Conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly in the coming hours.
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(Reddit Live) ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM EDT...
--AT 129 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A RAIN BAND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANTOWN TO WEST PALM BEACH TO 16 MILES EAST OF PALM BEACH. THIS RAIN BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA WHICH CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.

--THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

--LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WEST PALM BEACH...BOYNTON BEACH...WELLINGTON...JUPITER...PALM BEACH GARDENS...LAKE WORTH...RIVIERA BEACH...PALM BEACH...TEQUESTA...JUNO BEACH...OCEAN RIDGE...CANAL POINT...GREENACRES...ROYAL PALM BEACH...PALM SPRINGS...NORTH PALM BEACH...LANTANA...LAKE PARK... ATLANTIS AND HAVERHILL.

--PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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(Reddit Live) Inside of the eyewall only 15 miles from shore now. Definitely closing in.

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(Reddit Live) NW Movement confirmed by Recon. Matthew trending dangerously close to landfall solution.

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