OT: Hurricane Matthew Thread

You may want to watch out for Hurricane Matthew that's spinning south of Hispanola. He is a Category 3 Hurricane right now, and is expected to strengthen further before making landfall in Jamaica. Matthew is getting the benefit of untouched waters to build and intensify. Current tracks have Matthew missing the Gulf of Mexico, due to a cutoff Low Pressure center over the middle of the country. Now the model guidance does not have landfall coming to Florida currently, but this could change within the next 3-4 days depending on the track Matthew takes through Jamaica and Cuba. Needless to say, the whole Eastern seaboard needs to be watching this system closely.

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I know what shocked me on this system is how bad the models missed on the rapid intensification of the storm. From what I remember, the Euro was the only one showing it becoming a major storm but that wasn't until is passed Cuba. Wondering if the ridge steering it west is a little stronger than originally anticipated and that is why it currently has a WSW movement. Guess it will all come down to when does that low pick it up and shoot it north.

Thanks for the info.

I'm coming !! Ha!!

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Originally Posted by preachermatt83

I'm coming !! Ha!!

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Just don't end up like me and wrecking all the shit in your way. I was quite expensive.

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Originally Posted by TheRef

Just don't end up like me and wrecking all the shit in your way. I was quite expensive.

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If you weren't all uppity thinking you had to be a 5 then that might not have happened. Couldn't be content to just be a 2 or 3. Nooo. Go big or go home.

I have a high school classmate who teaches for the DoD at Guantanamo Bay. At this point they are predicted to get a direct hit. She posted on Facebook that they have their hurricane kit ready because there is no evacuation. They can't even go inland any for obvious reasons. I hope this doesn't strengthen much because at this point it looks like it's going to cause a lot of harm to the people of Jamaica and Cuba.

Cuba looks like to be the place to be to watch this. All the Americans at gitmo should go to south beach and tell the prisoners enjoy the storm. If you're still here when we get back you'll get an ice cream cone as a treat.

Now a monster Category 4 storm.

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg34

Now a monster Category 4 storm.

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Will be interesting...

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg34

Cuba looks like to be the place to be to watch this. All the Americans at gitmo should go to south beach and tell the prisoners enjoy the storm. If you're still here when we get back you'll get an ice cream cone as a treat.

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Just the cone... No cream.

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg34

Now a monster Category 4 storm.

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It's really gotten a lot stronger today. Wouldn't be surprised to see a Cat 5 by morning.

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Originally Posted by RocketDawg

It's really gotten a lot stronger today. Wouldn't be surprised to see a Cat 5 by morning.

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Our chase team was just discussing the same thing.

150mph sustained. Just under cat 5.

Air Force recon just reported 164mph surface wind. May already be a 5.

Updated path?

No real change. Expected to dismantle Jamaica and eastern Cuba and then go visit the Bahamas.

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg34

No real change. Expected to dismantle Jamaica and eastern Cuba and then go visit the Bahamas.

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Can't imagine living on an island with hurricane closing in

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Can't imagine living on an island with hurricane closing in

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You basically hope and pray at that point if you're not off the island in time. I guarantee you that flights are selling like hot cakes right now.

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Originally Posted by TheRef

You basically hope and pray at that point if you're not off the island in time. I guarantee you that flights are selling like hot cakes right now.

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Do they build big hurricane shelters for the public?