Hurricane Matthew: Large & Dangerous Category Four Storm

#HurricaneMATTHEW is a large + dangerous #Category 4 storm! Located 390 miles SE of #Kingston #Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph., moving W 6 mph. "Matthew" is forecast to approach Jamaica & SW Haiti starting tomorrow night.

In today's# 11 am advisory and track from the NHC, "Matthew" is back up to a Major (Cat. Three) Hurricane Thursday morning over the Bahamas...

KEEP IN MIND: While the day five (Thursday) position has "Matthew" approximately 226 miles east of West Palm Beach, 234.75 miles from Miami, Florida, the NHC points out that at five days, there is an average error of about 230 miles (in any direction from the forecasted day five point), so there is still a lot of UNCERTAINTY in the track and the intensity forecast for "Matthew" as we look at day four and beyond.

Please stay weather aware! - Bonnie

Bonnie Schneider is a Meteorologist and Author of Extreme Weather, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

"In Extreme Weather, Schneider introduces the chapters with short true-life stories of survival...The author capably dispenses basic survival advice...Offering tips on preserving health and maximizing human safety, the author employs the reliable sources of American park rangers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the CDC, Red Cross and FEMA... Veterinarians advise on how best to protect or shelter animals... Family-disaster and emergency-food-storage plans round out the author’s important message. A user-friendly pocket guide for anyone unexpectedly at the mercy of Mother Nature." 

--Kirkus Reviews, November 2011