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2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Hurricane Matthew
Topic Started: Oct 2 2016, 01:02 AM (516 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) (1) 0250 AM HURRICANE 5 NE PORT CANAVERAL 28.46N 80.53W 10/07/2016 BREVARD FL AIRPLANE PILOT
USAF WIND TOWER MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 74 MPH /64 KT FROM THE NNE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 53 MPH /46 KT. (2) 1.7 ft storm surge in Racy Point
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--#Matthew's outer eyewall closing in on the Barrier Islands from Melbourne down to Vero Beach (Bryan Wood, 7 Oct. 2016)
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(BBC News) Where Matthew is now and what it's doing...
--Here's an update of what the situation is looking like in Florida, where gusting winds and rains are hammering parts of the coast

(1) More than 200,000 people are without power in the state and it is expected that a storm surge could reach up to 11ft (3.35m) in some places

(2) South Florida, including 4.4 million people in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, were spared overnight as Matthew moved north

(3) If it makes landfall, it is expected to do so north of West Palm Beach and continue north towards the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina at the weekend, before heading back out into the Atlantic. Interstate highways have been restricted to one-way traffic to allow millions to evacuate

(4) More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Thursday and Friday. Fort Lauderdale Airport has shut, and Orlando airport will do the same

(5) Amtrak trians between Miami and New York have been suspended

(6) Theme parks in Orlando have all closed, including Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, to the chagrin of some tourists
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(Reddit Live) Nearly 24ft waves recorded in Port Pierce
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(Reddit Live) Expect mobile providers to be on scene within the next 8 hours. Right now every one of their network operations centers is lighting up like Christmas trees. I would expect a degradation of cell service (Spotty call quality and data) until main power is restored but it won't be a complete wash and lock up like 9/11 or Katrina.
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--If Extreme Wind Warnings are issued for your area, move to most interior part of your shelter away from doors and windows. (FL Gov. Rick Scott, 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) Per Scanner: Structure fire in Rockledge, FL with flames visible
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--333 AM | Wind gusts over 60 mph being reported in coastal Volusia county (NWS Melbourne, 7 Oct. 2016)
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--UPDATE Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Int. Airport, Flights expected to resume Friday as soon as weather permits (WPTV Palm Beach County, 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) St. Lucia County is starting to assess the damage with very limited patrols. Unknown if taking calls for service at this time.
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--First hurricane wind reported in #CapeCanaveral. Conditions are quickly deteriorating northward. #Matthew (Tom Terry, WFTV Orlando - 7 Oct. 2016)
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(Reddit Live) HURRICANE MATTHEW TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142016 400 AM EDT FRI OCT 07 2016
...4 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE... ...WESTERN EDGE OF MATTHEW'S EYEWALL APPROACHING CAPE CANAVERAL...

During the past hour, a sustained wind of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a gust of 70 mph (113 km/h) were reported at Melbourne, Florida, while a gust of 45 mph (73 km/h) was reported at Orlando, Florida.

SUMMARY OF 400 AM EDT...0800 UTC...INFORMATION
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--The National Weather Service issued a dire warning, saying #Matthew could be unlike any hurricane in decades (CNN, 7 Oct. 2016)
-Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/07/us/hurricane-matthew-florida/index.html?sr=twCNN100716hurricane-matthew-florida0744AMVODtopPhoto&linkId=29662489
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(The Guardian) The National Hurricane Center’s 4am EDT update reports that Hurricane Matthew’s western eyewall is approaching Cape Canaveral, with sustained winds of 46mph and gusts as high as 70mph recorded in Melbourne.
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--MHX extends Flash Flood Watch till Oct 09, 2:00 PM EDT (NWS Newport-Morehead City, 7 Oct. 2016)
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