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500 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2016<\/p>\n
…MATTHEW WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AND IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE…<\/strong><\/p>\n SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION<\/strong> CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n None.<\/p>\n SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:<\/strong><\/p>\n A Hurricane Watch is in effect for… A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for… A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are Interests elsewhere along the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia and For storm information specific to your area, please monitor DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<\/strong> Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph (250 km\/h) with higher Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the The estimated minimum central pressure is 942 mb (27.82 inches).<\/p>\n HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<\/strong> RAINFALL: Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher Rainfall totals of 10 to 15 inches with isolated maximum amounts of SURF: Swells generated by Matthew are expected to affect portions 500 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2016 …MATTHEW WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AND IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE… SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…13.3N 72.8W ABOUT 365 MI…590 KM S OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI ABOUT 420 MI…675 KM SE OF KINGSTON … Read More…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[680,681,28],"class_list":["post-3508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather-articles","tag-atlantic-hurricanes","tag-hurricane-matthew","tag-hurricanes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3508"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3508"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3525,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3508\/revisions\/3525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nLOCATION…13.3N 72.8W
\nABOUT 365 MI…590 KM S OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
\nABOUT 420 MI…675 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…155 MPH…250 KM\/H
\nPRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH…11 KM\/H
\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…942 MB…27.82 INCHES
\nWATCHES AND WARNINGS<\/strong>
\n——————–<\/p>\n
\n* Jamaica<\/p>\n
\n* Colombia\/Venezuela border to Riohacha<\/p>\n
\n* Haiti from the southern border with the Dominican Republic to
\nPort-Au-Prince<\/p>\n
\nwithin the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before
\nthe anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds,
\nconditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.<\/p>\n
\nexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case in the
\nnext 12 hours.<\/p>\n
\npossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.<\/p>\n
\nelsewhere in Hispaniola should monitor the progress of Matthew.
\nInterests in eastern Cuba should also monitor the progress of
\nMatthew.<\/p>\n
\nproducts issued by your national meteorological service.<\/p>\n
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\nAt 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Matthew was
\nlocated near latitude 13.3 North, longitude 72.8 West. Matthew is
\nmoving toward the west near 7 mph (11 km\/h). A turn toward the
\nwest-northwest is forecast later today, followed by a turn toward
\nthe north-northwest on Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of
\nMatthew will move away from the Guajira Peninsula this morning, move
\nacross the central Caribbean Sea today, and be approaching Jamaica
\nlate Sunday.<\/p>\n
\ngusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
\nHurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible
\nthis weekend, but Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane
\nthrough Sunday.<\/p>\n
\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles
\n(335 km).<\/p>\n
\n———————-
\nWIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to continue in
\nportions of the warning area in Colombia for the next few hours.
\nHurricane conditions are possible on Jamaica on Monday, with
\ntropical storm conditions possible by late Sunday. Tropical
\nstorm conditions are possible in the watch area in Haiti by late
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
\namounts are expected over Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao through today.
\nRainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts are
\nexpected along the coast of Colombia from the Venezuelan border to
\nRiohacha. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with isolated higher
\namounts are expected along the coast of Venezuela from Coro to the
\nColombian border.<\/p>\n
\n25 inches are expected across Jamaica and southern and southwestern
\nHaiti. These rains may produce life-threatening flash flooding and
\nmud slides.<\/p>\n
\nof the coasts of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Aruba, Bonaire,
\nCuracao, Venezuela, Colombia, and eastern Cuba during the next few
\ndays. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip
\ncurrent conditions. Please consult products from your local weather
\noffice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"