Matthew, currently a Category 4 (major) hurricane, will continue to slowly meander across the central Caribbean Sea before making an abrupt turn to the north later this weekend.
That will put the major hurricane on a path to track over or dangerously close to Jamaica or Haiti before threatening to make a direct hit on eastern Cuba.
"There is a potential for Matthew to bring devastating winds, a deadly storm surge and flooding rain to parts of Jamaica, far western Haiti and eastern Cuba," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll said.
After moving away from the Caribbean, Matthew threatens to approach the US East Coast during the middle and latter half of next week...Based on the current forecast, most structures across eastern Jamaica and eastern Cuba will sustain some damage from the wind and weaker structures could be destroyed," Doll said.
There will be sustained damaging winds in excess of 80 mph (130 km/h) with gusts over 100 mph (160 km/h). Widespread power outages, tree damage and flooding can also be expected...Conditions will become bad in Kingston, Jamaica, but the city should escape the worst impacts," Miller said. "I do not expect a significant storm surge based on our track, but there can still be sustained winds to 80 mph (130 km/h), gusts to 100 mph (160 km/h) and rain amounts of 5-10 inches (120-250 mm"
As of now the Caribbean islands that are in danger are Jamaica and Haiti to sustain major damage depending on whether Matthew shifts westward (Jamaica) or eastward (Haiti). The major impact is projected for he Eastern half of Cuba then to continue on to some of the lower eastern states such as parts of Florida, Georgia and etc. It is currently at a category 4 and expected to lower to a 3 with the intact of some cooler water but it is not definite. Just hoping that all who are in the targeted areas are prepared for a pretty hard impact from Matthew coming in early this coming week.
By: Gabriel Evans
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-matthew-to-lash-caribbean-with-flooding-damaging-winds-mudslides/60408827
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