N Atlantic: Storm Alert issued at 2 Oct, 2016 3:00 GMT
Intense Hurricane MATTHEW is currently located near 13.8 N 73.6 W with maximum 1-min sustained winds of 130 kts (150 mph). MATTHEW is a category 4 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. MATTHEW is forecast to affect land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):
Yellow Alert Country(s) or Province(s)
Haiti
probability for CAT 1 or above is 25% in about 45 hours
probability for TS is 85% in about 33 hours
Cuba
probability for CAT 1 or above is 10% in about 69 hours
probability for TS is 70% in about 45 hours
Jamaica
probability for TS is 65% in about 33 hours
the Dominican Republic
probability for TS is 60% in about 45 hours
the Bahamas
probability for CAT 1 or above is 10% in about 69 hours
probability for TS is 60% in about 69 hours
the Turks & Caicos Islands
probability for TS is 55% in about 69 hours
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
Port-au-Prince (18.4 N, 72.3 W)
probability for TS is 70% in about 45 hours
Santiago De Cuba (20.0 N, 75.8 W)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 10% in about 69 hours
probability for TS is 60% in about 69 hours
San Salvador (24.0 N, 74.5 W)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 10% in about 93 hours
probability for TS is 55% in about 69 hours
Note that
Yellow Alert (Elevated) is CAT 1 or above to between 10% and 30% probability, or TS to above 50% probability.
CAT 1 means Hurricane strength winds of at least 74 mph, 119 km/h or 64 knots 1-min sustained.
TS means Tropical Storm strength winds of at least 39 mph, 63 km/h or 34 knots 1-min sustained.
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