There are now Tropical Storm watch is in effect in the bay area. That happened just after midnight for sumter, highland and polk county. I dont think you will fill the force winds today. Even though the watch was issued it means 48 hours because we expect the stronger stand for winds tomorrow and on into friday. Hereth is still a category 3 storm. It interacted a bit with the eastern portion of cuba. It weakens slightly to 125 mile perhour trend for. It will strengthen again by tomorrow afternoon. This is thursday at 2 pm at 130 mile per hour winds making it a category 4 storm. The forecast keeps it close to the Cape Canaveral area as we head into friday afternoon and early saturday morning. Polk county are in this threat zone but all of the models are in the agreement that it will help along the eastern coast of florida. Once it gets up into the carolinas that is when things get iffy. A lot of models are starting to disagree. I will show you that the first lets focus on what we will f
It will take it more than a day before it gets close the florida. It will be dangerously close to the Cape Canaveral area. 130 pound time 30 mileperhour winds 130 mileperhour winds pick 40 miles offshore we will do with Hurricane Force winds pick jacksonville saturday morning. As opposed to taking it due north the system is really starting to drift more out into the atlantic. Local effects we still have Tropical Storm watches for sumter, poke and Highland County polk and highland counties. The yellow area with how far out the strong winds extends. Hour. Watches we go to time tomorrow evening were still not expecting the worst weather to come through. Today is a normal day. Tomorrow will be breezy look at this friday morning that is when we can feel those Tropical Storm force winds. These are forecast wind gust as we head through the next couple of days i think my graphics mightve frozen up but i will for you as well as rain off we will feel from the storm coming up strike her came matt
This is first at 4. 8 on your side wants to know how Hurricane Matthew will affect those of us in the bay area. Lets check in with our storm team 8 meteorologist. That is a big question Everyone Wants to know, how it will affect their area. Right now Hurricane Matthew still a major category 3 storm as it is moving toward the bahamas. It will approach florida as we head into tomorrow evening. Hurricane warnings have been posted along the east coast coast is under a hurricane warning. Tropical storm warnings in effect for polk and highland counties. Tropical for storm winds are possible within the next 24 hours. Heres the 2 pm advisory. You can see max winds still at 120 miles power. It moves off to the northwest at 12 miles power. As we head into tomorrow evening heres a look at the track. Were expecting it to become very close to the east coast of florida. The strongest ones to the west coast were if it does make landfall that makes things considerably worse along the east coast. Regar
Category 4 hurricane. It is category 3 right now. But strengthening again. This is showing a lot of resilience. It is impressive in that way as well. 130 miles an hour winds on friday. At 2 00 a. M. You can see that movement, right along the east coast of florida, the space coast, from palm bay through cocoa beach all the way up to daytona beach. 130 miles an hour winds. Keeping in mind as we have said, the strongest part of the storm in terms of winds will be on the eastern side of the eye. Most of the bay area is located. That is the weaker side, but still, if you are close to that eye wall, the winds could be very, very intense. That is why the folks in some of the inland areas are under the Tropical Storm warnings. Long term, a lot of questions. The model trend was to loop this storm today. This was the current thinking but i guarantee you, this will change. But stay tuned on that forecast path. These are the warnings. Tropical storm warning meaning within 36 hours you could see in
We want to begin with steve gervy. 115mile winds and weaker as the last advisory at 5 00 according to the National Hurricane center. Decent weather conditions. This storm is expected to restrengthen. A look at max defender. You can see a few showers over on floridas east coast and right now things are quiet across the area and we do expect it to pick up tomorrow and on through friday. 115 Miles Per Hour winds moving northwest at ten Miles Per Hour. Battering the bahama. Every time you see the icon that is where the storm is located. This is the forecast track. Thursday at 8 00 p. M. With 130 Miles Per Hour winds and coming close to land fall around the space coast that is highly unusual for this area to off of the coast. The worst part of the storm to the east of the center. Friday at 8 00 a. M. With 130 Miles Per Hour winds and moving up the coast to just off of jacksonville and then curbing to the northeast. Some of these models did a loopy loop and it would weaken the storm as if it