Most of tomorrow generally okay around most of the state of florida except for the east coast. Inland areas. We could feel effects with banding later in the day. Throughout the day friday, starting in the early part of the day. Whether or not this storm makes landfall, we are waiting to see. And that could potentially happen. But it would be very close along coastal areas. Friday at 2 00 p. M. , potentially 130 miles an hour winds. Note to the right of the icon, that is where the stronger effects will be. Stronger counterclock wise winds on the eastern side. On the western side, tends to be weaker, generally. Because it is moving away. But know some of the end land spots, polk county, hardy county. Highlands county could see very strong wind gusts. Long term. You can see the movement of that, we have warnings in place. Tropical storm warning for polk and highlands county. And hardy county. Tropical storm watches in place everywhere else along the coastal areas. So know that we will fee
M for the latest. Myfoxhurricane. Coplease head to friday morning. Florida coast friday morning. Please head to myfoxhurricane. Com for the latest. jen the video out of Hurricane Matthew slammed into the poor caribbean island with 145mileper hour winds, leaving a huge path of damage and human suffering in the southwestern peninsula. In fact, people stranded there are now cutoff by flooding. Many home are lost. And more than 10thousand people are still in shelters. Were hearing about several deaths as well. But its hard to get an exact number, and the full extent of the damage, because of bad travel conditions and downed power lines. wally after hitting haiti, and brushing eastern cuba. The storm is now heading toward the bahamas. Residents are boardingup tourists. Some three thousand of them. Are rushing to get out. There are evacuations in place. And those who cant get off the islands, are allowed to stay in shelters. The bahamas should begin to feel Tropical Stormforce winds today. T
Not likable. Good morning. Dave youre right. Very un predipredi prediunpredi. Its not been doing what its supposed to do, not only in track but in intensity. Normally a storm that has wind shear of 30 knots would increase in intensity. Then a storm that makes landfall twice in one day over two mountainous areas would normally significantly weaken. The storm is still a major hurricane. Again, youre looking at mileperhour winds this morning. Obviously it looks for ragged than it did but as it works away from the coast of cuba, it will likely regain the strength that it lost and become a category four storm once again. In fact, thats the official forecast. Now, what russell is talking about with unpredictable is this. The storm is going to be just off of our east coast of our state, say just off Cape Canaveral friday morning with 130 mileperhour winds, right . Saying. This is where the unpredictable part comes. Its going to be moving so slow that the trough lifts out and a big ridge of Hi
Saying that. Let me get into it here is a major hur cane. Even t be expected. Their presentatn ishowing ecthause i went through two mountainous areas but is hcore. Winds are still at 125 Miles Per Hour andit ahead of it but incredibly war water and ind n restrengthen. What laura was just talking ea coast. Erously close to t in fact, one of the latest computer models has it touching the east coast briefly, then turning to the north. This is where the change is coming in. Watch the models. Yeah, just kind of loop around. So its something we have to Pay Attention to and perhaps next week, this thing still is did nothing with that but now, theyre beginning to buy into this as well because all the major computer models are making this loop. So again, by friday morning, europe youre looking at the passage or friday afternoon, very, very close to the cape. If not touching the shore, maybe just miles offshore. Hurricane force winds would likely be right at the beaches, Tropical Storm force win
Right now ill start with the satellite picture and the storm is a little weaker than it was when i first walked in this rning as a result of moving through two mountainous areas, haiti and eastern cuba. Winds dropped back to 115 miles an hour which, by the way, means its still a major hurricane. But now as itoves away from the coast of cuba, its beginning the process of wrapping tha convection around its center. I think this stormhens forward movement. Inf due north, now its moving northnorthwest which bnt baake it close to if nguchi the Florida East Coast by friday afternoon. This is going to be very, close. But then, this is new. If you havent been watching since last night, this is new now. The computer models want to loop this storm back around again. Conservatively the Hurricane Center has started that process with their fiveday cone. But you can see, and you saw at the beginning of the show, watch the computer models. There it is close to the coast. And then they loop it back aro