[NautiNurse]

The Hurricane Warning has been extended northward to South Santee
River, South Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from north of South Santee
River to Surf City, North Carolina.

...Eye of extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew about to hit
Freeport in the Bahamas...
...Potentially disastrous impacts for Florida...


Summary of 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...information
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location...26.2n 78.6w
about 25 mi...40 km SSE of Freeport Grand Bahama Island
about 100 mi...160 km ESE of West Palm Beach Florida
maximum sustained winds...140 mph...220 km/h
present movement...NW or 325 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h
minimum central pressure...938 mb...27.70 inches

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[SE Mom]

Getting a little monsoon at present ..early band coming through..Orlando

[Rushmore Rocks]

You are a special blessing for this forum. Thanks so very much for all that you do to keep us informed.

[alancarp]

May as well throw in this chart, too:

110 kts -> 126.6 mph
111 kts -> 127.7
112 kts -> 128.9 _____ CAT 3 above this line ____
113 kts -> 130.0 category 4 storms begin here
114 kts -> 131.2
115 kts -> 132.3
116 kts -> 133.5
117 kts -> 134.6
118 kts -> 135.8
119 kts -> 136.9
120 kts -> 138.1
121 kts -> 139.2 <— current flight level max from recon plane
122 kts -> 140.4
123 kts -> 141.5
124 kts -> 142.7
125 kts -> 143.8
126 kts -> 145.0
127 kts -> 146.1
128 kts -> 147.3
129 kts -> 148.5
130 kts -> 149.6
131 kts -> 150.8 mph

Add 1.15 mph thereafter for each 1.0 knot.
Category 5 storms are defined as 137 knots (157.7mph) and stronger.

[dirtboy]

[Marak]

Want to thank you NN for the great service you provide with these hurricane threads. They keep a lot of people informed about what is going on. Keep up the great work!