IsoFlame
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Based on WESH 2's hi-resolution future-cast radar, coastal Volusia looks to get the forward and rear portions of Matthew's eyewall Friday as the center tracks NNW straddling the coast. This historic hurricane is close to a worse case scenario for Florida's east coast. A category 5 starting further south in Miami-Dade making the same run Matthew is forecast to make is the only thing I can think of that is potentially more devastating.
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Gotta say I'm worried about getting both top and bottom eye in Palm Coast. Shutters are on.
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JMII
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The is doing an excellent job on the forecast track, Matt has been following the center of the line since coming off the tip of Cuba. As I guessed last night he is east of Andros and remains a compact storm. The eye wall was very close to Exuma around 2AM last night and a personal weather station there reported 109 MPH winds as the pressure bottomed out at 29.04 in. Mathew's eye is visible on radar so tracking from here on out should be very straight forward.
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tkusant
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Is it just me, or does it look lke on satellite view it just took a jog left. Maybe I am hoping it turns west toward me instead of clobbering my parents in melbourne.
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MikeC
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Matthew is doing rapid intensification now and still has the Gulf stream to cross, lounge thought is that Mathew has a serious shot at becoming a cat 5 before landfall.
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Myles
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Is it just me, or does it look lke on satellite view it just took a jog left. Maybe I am hoping it turns west toward me instead of clobbering my parents in melbourne.
I don't see it. The eye is wobbling a bit and the clouds are obscuring it a little so it's hard to get exact motion between frames. Try not to pay too much attention to frame to frame changes in apparent motion.
Edit: I would not like to be on New Providence Island right now.
Edited by Myles (Thu Oct 06 2016 09:53 AM)
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JMII
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11AM update and he is still doing exactly as predicted: some strengthening and following the line perfectly. The northern part of the storm, even close into the core, is looking a bit rough. Not fully symmetrical but trying to get there. With each update the threat to southern FL goes down. Given Matt's current compact structure it doesn't appear that anyone south of West Palm will see hurricane force winds unless Matt's wind field expands in the next 8-10 hours. Still wondering how much influence the warm gulf stream will have. We have seen several storms recently that have "blown up" with rapid intensification in short windows so we still can't fully rule that scenario out.
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Leemc
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Actually, the hurricane wind field went from 40 miles from the center to 60 miles from the center. Yes, we are out of the CONE (W. Delray Beach), but hat only means the eye won't hit us. I won't relax yet.
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Kraig
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>64 knot (hurricane) wind field from current 11am advisory. 50 miles to NW of center, 30 miles to SW.
FORECAST VALID 07/0000Z 26.4N 79.0W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 150 KT.
64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 50NW.
50 KT... 70NE 70SE 40SW 70NW.
34 KT...150NE 140SE 80SW 90NW.
FORECAST VALID 07/1200Z 28.3N 80.4W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 150 KT.
64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 50NW.
50 KT... 70NE 70SE 50SW 70NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 80SW 100NW.
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Leemc
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I am still not taking a victory lap, but the hurricane winds are getting further away from me at 26.26N 80.80W
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LadyStorm
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This storm is nothing to become complacent about. According to Jeff Masters: Matthew is on track to become the first major hurricane to make landfall on U.S. shores since in 2005. It is virtually certain to be the most destructive since Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and it could easily end up among the ten most expensive landfalls in U.S. history adjusted for inflation, perhaps rivaling or topping such recent storms as , Irene (2011), Ike (2008), (2004), and (2004). Latest estimates from a University of Michigan-based research group are that as many as 9.6 million people from Florida to North Carolina may lose power as a result of Matthew.
Scary stuff, living in Palm Coast near Flagler Beach we are in the hot zone......
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Owlguin
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Not bad here in Boca Raton, and watching the eye on radar, it appears to be staying well east of what we thought last night.
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Leemc
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I am watching WPTV Steve Weigel who said that Matthew took 2 jumps to the north in the last hour. He very clearly explained that two small jumps in an hour don't mean anything and is not a trend. However, lets hope it holds.
Their viper radar is showing some amazing graphics.
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Colleen A.
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I am lucky enough to get Channel 9 out of Orlando because of my location in Polk County; they are turning people away from shelters now because they are full...they just reported that at one shelter they turned away 5 families. It also seems to me that the western side of this storm is far more wet than what they had predicted earlier. Stay safe everyone!
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Steve H1
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Well I am not as impressedq with the west side of the storm since it seems not to be filling in as I thought it would but that's a good thing. The storm looks funny to me for some reason. Maybe it's going through and eye wall replacement cycle.
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Tazmanian93
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Agreed, you can certainly see the weakness (relatively speaking) here http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/14L/flash-rb-long.html
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JMII
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Last few frames on radar show a nearly due N motion as well. Freeport looks like it in the crosshairs now.
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David ('79) - Floyd ('87) - Andrew ('92) - Georges ('98) - Frances ('04) - Wilma ('05) - Matthew ('16) - Irma ('17)
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cieldumort
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Double eyewalls. Eyewall Replacement Cycle appears to have begun, or is at least attempting to. This has robbed the inner eyewall of quite a lot of moisture, creating a very thick moat of low precip and winds aloft that just aren't transporting as effectively to the surface. However, while this process is underway, the radius of strong tropical storm force winds will likely expand, perhaps substantially, and strong hurricane force winds will likely continue to make it to the surface within one or both eyewalls, just possibly not nearly as intense as before.
The net result of this is not necessarily a good thing, considering that an outright landfall at a given point hasn't always been the greatest concern with Matthew along Florida. A longer wind event is now more likely, with surge impacting a greater area, and possibly also for longer.
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AgentB
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Got family moved out of Port Orange and Ormond, and I just went back through advisories starting at noon today. Over the last five hours, Matthew has moved .9N & .6W. Granted, that's not a huge amount of time and wobbles east or west are always happening. However, it does seem to be a bit more NNW than NW. Fujiwhara Effect?
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Edited by AgentB (Thu Oct 06 2016 05:29 PM)
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Tazmanian93
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Could be my eyes, but Matthews eye seems to be East of the Forecast points?
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