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Posted on 10/01/2016 7:00:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Matthew is big, bad and just downright scary, and we await the long anticipated sharp turn northward. Jamaica is completing final storm preparations. All interests in the Eastern U.S. and Bahamas should be carefully watching the track of Mighty Matthew.
Ripped straight from the NHC Discussion page:
Matthew remains south of a low-to mid-level ridge over
the western Atlantic. The dynamical models forecast this ridge to
weaken over the next 72 hours as a mid- to upper-level trough develops
over the Gulf of Mexico. This evolution should cause Matthew to turn
northwestward after 24 hours and northward by 48-72 hours. The guidance
generally agrees with this scenario. However, there is a spread between
the GFS forecast of landfall in Jamaica and eastern Cuba and the ECMWF
forecast landfall in southwestern Haiti. The guidance becomes more
divergent after 72 hours.
Cone of Death Historic Archive Loop
Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery links
Public Advisories
NHC Discussions
Buoy 42058 Central Caribbean (in storm path)
Florida & Eastern Gulf Buoy Locations
SE Atlantic Coast Buoy Locations
SE U.S. Radar Sector
Gitmo Radar (primitive)
Jamaica Radar Loop (primitive)
If the info above doesn't satisfy your need for speed and graphics, strap yourself in for a ride to Mike's Weather Page
She is well within the forecast cone and the forecast track has been moving westwards for over a day. I would say she is taking a very calculated risk.
The NHC says otherwise as does every other meteorologist so let's go with them..k?
She’s in one right near the coast in Palm Bay............
This is why I am blissfully happy when the storm threads aren’t in breaking news.
As of tonight at midnight until Monday AM our company is shut down.
They are talking 14-25 total inches of rain, flooding would be an option but IMO not a life threatening thing for us this far inland.
Check to see whether they are under evacuation. I recall Gov. Scott mentioned some hospitals were evacuating earlier today.
Wow awesome! I hope he has a smooth trip!!
She needs to be concerned with power outage due to saturated ground allowing trees to topple in less than hurricane force winds. Localized flooding.
I’m guessing those patients are already on the way inland.
WBOB am600 in Jacksonville has a fishing talk show every Saturday morning 6-8. One of the best things on radio all week. Sometimes they end up talking politics a bit and these guys are with us! You’re right about fishermen knowing weather!
The media is going to do a full-court press on Scott as a backhanded way of going after Trump, you can count on that.
Thank you!
Just spoke to daughter in Palm Beach Gardens. The media has everyone freaking there. They are throwing around the most dreaded name in So Florida..ANDREW. Not the same deal, Andrew was debatably a Cat 5 when it hit and was a full frontal 90-degree hit on southern Dade county. This storm maybe a glancing blow, but still to take very seriously.
No risk of storm surge there - it’s well inland and averages about 79 feet. As long as she can get by without power, they should have the roads clear where she can get to the store in 3 or 4 days.
Thanks, DB. That was my concern
Yeah, I remember all the Sandy downcasters. Including those who kept downcasting it after it did over over fifty billion in damage.
That soundx to me like a reason to move inland.
If we are going to make this political, let's let Hillary the Infirmed do a press conference outside in 87 degree heat and humidity after the storm. Love to see that hag topple over.
Is holing up safe?
Where is mar-a-lago in all this?
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