![]() Winds are expected to diminish to 20 mph Friday night. That is still a Category 2 hurricane.Īlong the Treasure Coast, the National Weather Service, in Melbourne, is predicting wind gusts up to 30 mph Thursday night and during the day Friday. The storm's strongest winds, near the center, are predicted to diminish to 120 mph by the time it is off the coast of Stuart and to 110 mph off the coast of Jacksonville. It is expected to be off Jacksonville 2 a.m. The storm's strongest winds, currently at 145 mph, are on the northeast side and the storm's projected path has the center passing about 180 miles east of Stuart and Fort Pierce about 2 a.m. "It is also too soon to know whether, or how, Matthew might affect the remainder of the United States east coast." "Although the official forecast continues to show a track east of Florida, it is still too soon to rule out possible hurricane impacts," according to the National Hurricane Center advisory. The Bahamas are under a hurricane watch as the storm moves north at 7 mph. How can you prepare for a tropical storm? People who have special needs should check to make sure they are signed up for a special needs shelter. A hurricane shelter should be a last resort, she said. That can include making arrangements ahead of time to stay with a friend or relative, she said. She advises people to monitor the storm's progress and make a plan for what to do. "The overall threat to our area is serious." On Monday, the projected long-range storm track shifted slightly west, making "the threat to Florida a little higher," said Etta LoPresti, coordinator of the Indian River County Emergency Management Division. The National Hurricane Center cautioned the projected path could vary widely as the storm moves from its current location south of Haiti and eastern Cuba, where hurricane warnings are in effect, as of a 5 a.m. On Wednesday, winds could start gusting to 25 mph. Hurricane Matthew: 3 things you can do today The government of the Bahamas has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Central Bahamas, including Long Island, Exuma, Rum Cay, San Salvador, and Cat Island, and a Hurricane Watch for the northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence. Matthew is likely to produce devastating impacts from storm surge, extreme winds, heavy rains, flash floods, and/or mudslides in portions of the watch and warning areas in Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas.
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