Name assigned from 2016 list of preselected names, when promoted to a
tropical storm by (U.S.) National Hurricane Center, on Michaelmas. Now promoted not only to a
hurricane today (08:00?), but also to a
major hurricane (11:00?): "MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS
... 120 MPH... 195 KM/H" (14:00).
Current forecast early landfall
s (land
sfall?), albeit mine very unofficial as verbalized from the NHC "5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center" map(s)
Mon. 08:00: Jamaica.
Mon. 20:00: Cuba, approx. 76°W, near Santiago de Cuba (Cuba
Oriente, thus W. of Git'mo, the latter being near 75°W).
Tue. 20:00: Tropic of Cancer & approx. 76°W (thus approx. Great Exuma I., Bahamas);
or if[/b]  it were to veer farther W'ward (altho' not officially forecast)
Wed. 08:00: Florida Upper Keys. It needs to begin its sharp starboard turn
Sat. (tomorrow)
08:00, if it's to begin making good on its
current forecast to miss the U.S. Southeast
It was already unusually large when it was merely the tropical storm Matthew: So maybe a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for CathInfo's owner-moderator to see his name go down into modern secular weather history.
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Note *: NHC doesn't use generic maps. Right now, <
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/145010.shtml?5-daynl> seems to be refreshable manually to incorporate the trihourly NHC updates (i.e.: "145010" may uniquely designate the storm). But sometimes it seems that each forecast map is assigned a different Web address. If so, start with <
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/>; scroll down to "Hurricane MATTHEW", then click "Warnings/Cone Static Images". Times shown are U.S. Eastern Time currently in effect, thus Eastern
Daylight Time.
Note @: E.g.: Palm Beach (E'most place in Florida) very close to 80°W; to Key Largo stretching approx. 80 1/4°W--80 2/3°W in the Upper Keys; to Key West outside 80 3/4°W in the Lower Keys.