FW: 1400 MATTHEW TROPICAL UPDATE
Evans F. Mitchell
Evans F. Mitchell / KD4EFM
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From: Abernathy, William [mailto:billyab...@polk-county.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 2:23 PM
To: Abernathy, William <billyab...@polk-county.net>
Subject: 1400 MATTHEW TROPICAL UPDATE
the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 25.7 North, longitude 78.4 West. The hurricane is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue today with a turn toward the north-northwest tonight or early Friday. On the forecast track, the eye of Matthew should be near or over Freeport in the Bahamas in the next few hours, and move close to or over the east coast of the Florida peninsula through Friday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening is possible, and Matthew should remain a Category 4 hurricane while it approaches the Florida coast. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km). Nassau in the Bahamas reported 97 mph (156 km/h) sustained winds earlier today when the northern eyewall moved over that island. The estimated minimum central pressure is 939 mb
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