Monster MATTHEW Edging Close To Florida

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016, WEDNESDAY 

As we had predicted a week ago hurricane Matthew has turned into a roaring category 4 howling monster which is thrashing its way through southern Cuba presently. Tomorrow Nassau will be hit by 200+ km/h winds. By Friday, according to official National Hurricane Center prediction it will slide by the Florida coast, it's eye just 60 kilometres from the coast.

All forecast models have been changing track prediction for Matthew, including the venerable NHC. Earlier it was said the storm would swing away into the Atlantic after hitting Cuba. One will not be surprised if this hurricane touches land in Florida. Georgia and the Carolinas are in a state of anticipation too. Highly unpredictable, this man Matthew.

The European ECMWF model predicts a hit on central Florida coast hit on October 7, 2016.

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CYCLONIC CIRCULATION DRENCHES GUJARAT

Meanwhile an unexpected cyclonic circulation is drenching Gujarat, especially Saurashtra since the last 2-3 days. The region will receive heavy showers till Sunday, October 9, 2016, after which the system will dissipate.

Category 4 Hurricane MATTHEW May Slam Into Miami, Florida October 7, 2016

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016, WEDNESDAY 

There is a strong likelihood that a category 4 (or 5) hurricane Matthew may hit Florida at Miami on October 7, 2016.

The future tropical cyclone has already formed off the coast of Guyana in the Atlantic Ocean. National Atmospheric and Oceanograhic Administration (NOAA) has started tracking the system. It calls it Invest 97L.

Matthew is going to be a slow moving system. Initially it will hug the South American coast and move along. Heavy rains are likely in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Grenada, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the next few days.

97L will remain a depression till it moves past Aruba on September 30-October 1. Once in the Caribbean Sea it will swing north and start intensifying into a tropical storm. Jamaica will be hit on October 4, 2016, Cuba on October 5, 2016 with winds of 140-160 km/h.

Then on October 6 after hurricane Matthew passes Cuba that it will rapidly intensify into a category 4/5 monster. It is possible that when it hits Florida at Miami wind speeds may well exceed 230 km/h with a central minimum pressure of 938 hPa. Gaston which is the strongest storm recorded in the Atlantic this season was a mere child in comparison.