According to the News4Jax weather forecast, we could get up to 5″ of rain on Sunday.
However, the NWS is only predicting between 1.5″ and 2″ of rain – you can check the daily NWS Briefing (Click Here) for more detailed information This page is updated daily to give us the latest from the NWS office in Jacksonville.
Be sure to check your equipment, watch your email, and check the Clay ARES website for any updates.
MATTHEW LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL AL142016
1128 PM EDT WED OCT 5 2016
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA AND WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS
There have been significant changes in the projected path of Hurricane Matthew. Please find below links for Advisory #29. Because the models have become so sporadic we’ve included the Hurrevac Advisory in .pdf form for your information. Also, links for the NAVGEM model are below.
It’s anyone’s guess right now, so be alert.
Hurrevac Update matthew-29
Hurricane Matthew:
5 pm EDT/4 pm CDT Statistics:
Location: 19.8 North Latitude, 74.3 West Longitude or about 30 miles to the south-southwest of the eastern tip of Cuba.
Maximum Winds: 140 mph.
Minimum Central Pressure: 934 Millibars or 27.58 Inches.
Forward Movement: North at a forward speed of 9 mph.
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Invest 93-L Located Over Eastern Florida Near Daytona Beach: It appears that we have a tropical storm forming over eastern Florida this afternoon as weather observations, satellite imagery and radar loops indicate that a low pressure system (Invest 93-L) is increasing in organization and is now well defined. There is the potential that Invest 93-L could be upgraded to Tropical Storm Julia as soon as 5 pm EDT/4 pm CDT today given the overall look of this system and the fact that it is now producing tropical storm force winds along the northeast Florida coast.
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