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Hurricane Matthew is strongest hurricane in Atlantic since Felix in 2007
HURRICANE MATTHEW, National Hurricane Center 2 p.m. update
Category 4
Location: 14.3°N, 74.6°W
Moving: NW at 5 mph
Minimum Pressure: 945 mb
Maximum Sustained Winds: 145 mph
About 335 miles SSW of Port au Prince, Haiti, and about 295 miles SSE of Kingston, Jamaica
At 2 p.m., the center of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 14.3 North, longitude 74.6 West. Matthew is moving toward the northwest near 5 mph (7 km/h). A turn toward the north is expected tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Matthew will approach southwestern Haiti and Jamaica on Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next couple of days, but Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane into Tuesday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km).
The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 945 mb (27.91 inches).
Courtesy of wbaltv.com
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