MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW BRIEFING- SITUATIION OVERVIEW

US National Weather Service Jacksonville Weather.gov/JAX@NWSJacksonville ^ | 10-6-2016

[liberty_lvr]

Hang in there and be safe. We left Amelia Island for Atlanta yesterday morning - I went through Andrew in '92 while still in the USN and never have I been so frightened (and I'm a Midwesterner who's been through a half dozen tornadoes).

I wonder if Mrs. liberty_lvr and I will ever see our cherished Florida winter home again.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

NEXT Hurricane Matthew Briefing AT 4:00 p.m.

[b4its2late]

Live Miami Beach Beach Cam

[Proudcongal]

We’re in Jax, Southside, about 6 miles from the coast. My neighbors came over and said we are now in an evacuation zone, but most of us are staying. Across the street from our subdivision is not an evacuation zone so we still feel confident we will be ok. Prayers please for us.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

I will try to post this page used for photos

[Sioux-san]

That’s right - how else do the aquifers refill without some major rainfall? It’s not Mama Nature’s fault that too many people live in Florida in crappily built housing and in areas that naturally flood when you get lots of rain. This hype is ridiculous. My son lives on the Space Coast and so far, much ado about nothing out of the norm for hurricanes.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

PLEASE evacuate.. PLEASE

[butlerweave]

Did Obama order the Weather people to bump the wind speed up to get the best Terror affect ?

[butlerweave]

WTF isn’t Obama down there stopping this thing

Obama can wave his Paris Global Warming paper at it

[TonyInOhio]

It looks as though Matthew is undergoing eyewall replacement, which will weaken the central winds during the cycle. It's possible the eyewall will not reform before the eye begins to interact with the Florida coast, which would serve to lessen the severity of onshore gusts.

One more positive: the latest radar imagery shows Matthew is moving NNW, and if that trend continues, it may veer farther from the coast than originally thought.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Kennedy Space Center braces for Hurricane Matthew
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-matthew-florida-kennedy-space-center-braces-for-storm/

[Chicory]

Unfortunately, the latest update from NOAA does not have it turning out to sea until Well into Georgia. They are predicting it will travel right alongside the coast, and they are concerned that the “wall” of the eye will by riding along the coast. The wall of the eye is where conditions are the worst in any hurricane, and they are concerned that the hurricane will be carrying a lot of sea water as well as rain. That combined with tides can cause what is described in the PP linked at the first post.

IOW, the worst case scenario according to the information they have now is so dire—I have never seen anything like this predicted—that they really want people to leave so they will be safe.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Thank you. The News just stated there is a possible “wobble” But, they didn’t say if it wobbled East or West!!!

[RandallFlagg]

IBB’sF

(In Before Bush’s Fault)

;-)

[Mears]

I hope the camera makes it-——and there are people on the beach.

ch

[SueRae]

My brother in Lake Worth since 77 and my stepmom in Jupiter since 78-80. They’ve stayed for all of them in that time until now. They should have left this a.m. brother had his house and hers to secure, which got done b yesterday as best they can with the storm shutters, moving furniture. This a.m., he was.moving his car up to her house, then heading out. I’ll be calling them later. All prayers for those impacted by this monster.

[b4its2late]

Amazing. Wonder if those lifeguard towers will still be there tomorrow?

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

4 police cars driving around helping anybody who needs help. So awsome!!! BLM is MIA

[biggredd1]

the idiot from gerogia thinks florida might tip over.

[DoughtyOne]

Hope things turn out good for them.