Good evening.
At 5 pm Hurricane Matthew was located over the southern Bahamas @ 22.5 N & 75.7 W and was moving NW @ 12 mph with a barometric pressure of 963 mbs and peak winds of 120 mph. Since 5 am this morning Matthew has been moving steadily just north of NW. This track is forecast to continue for 1-2 days after which time high pressure to its east over the Atlantic is expected to move eastward allowing Matthew to move N and then NE as a new front approaches from the west. The timing of that shift will be the key to just how much weather Central and North Florida receive.
The NWS is currently forecasting winds of 25-30 mph with gusts into the low 40s for Miami-Dade County. The forecast for Broward County is for peak winds of 45-55 mph with gusts to 75 mph.
Most of the associated weather should occur between 12 pm Thursday and 2 am Friday for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, lasting a bit longer for Broward.
I've attached the 72 hour Rainfall Projections below.
I'll write again early tomorrow am.
Hoping for no surprises, Matt.
At 5 pm Hurricane Matthew was located over the southern Bahamas @ 22.5 N & 75.7 W and was moving NW @ 12 mph with a barometric pressure of 963 mbs and peak winds of 120 mph. Since 5 am this morning Matthew has been moving steadily just north of NW. This track is forecast to continue for 1-2 days after which time high pressure to its east over the Atlantic is expected to move eastward allowing Matthew to move N and then NE as a new front approaches from the west. The timing of that shift will be the key to just how much weather Central and North Florida receive.
The NWS is currently forecasting winds of 25-30 mph with gusts into the low 40s for Miami-Dade County. The forecast for Broward County is for peak winds of 45-55 mph with gusts to 75 mph.
Most of the associated weather should occur between 12 pm Thursday and 2 am Friday for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, lasting a bit longer for Broward.
I've attached the 72 hour Rainfall Projections below.
I'll write again early tomorrow am.
Hoping for no surprises, Matt.
72 hour Rainfall Projections for Hurricane Matthew as of 5 pm 10-5-16