Hurricane Matthew update

Fri, Sep 30th 2016, 12:06 PM

…MATTHEW STRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE WHILE MOVING WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA…

AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 70.8° WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUNTA GALLINAS, COLOMBIA AND 495 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA.

MATTHEW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR.

A WESTWARD MOTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY SUNDAY.


(Photo: NHC)

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF MATTHEW WILL PASS NORTH OF THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

MATTHEW IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE BAHAMAS ARE BEING URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYTEM.


(Photo: NHC)

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