Matthew becomes a hurricane in Caribbean
- by Minnie Bishop
- in Research
- — Oct 1, 2016
A tropical storm watch was in effect for all three places.
As of Friday morning the National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was about 130 miles northeast of Putna Gallinas, Columbia with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Hurricane Matthew is strengthening in the Caribbean and is expected to begin turning north over the weekend.
Here's a reminder from the National Hurricane Center.
Most computer models, as of Friday morning, project the storm crossing over eastern Cuba and the Bahamas before heading into the Atlantic.
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Jamaica Meteorological Service' Director Evan Thomas said he expected the storm to hit the island and said fishermen have been advised to evacuate from the cays and return to the mainland, the Jamaica Observer reported. Matthew has strengthened in the past 24 hours and, given an environment that includes very warm water and slackening upper-level winds, Matthew is likely to become even more intense. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts are expected along the coast of Colombia from the Venezuelan border to Riohacha.
Tropical Storm Watches for Bonaire have been cancelled, for Curacao, and Aruba remains; a Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area.
Hurricane-force winds extend up to 35 miles from Matthew's center and tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 195 miles from the center. Forecasters say people along the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Colombia should watch the progress of Matthew, along with others in Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba.
WUSA's chief meteorologist Topper Shutt is keeping an eye on Hurricane Matthew as it moves through the Caribbean.
Matthew is centered about 125 miles (201 kilometers) north of Curacao and 565 miles (909 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and is moving west near 14 mph (22 kph).
