Monster Tropical Storm Matthew is set to Slam into the USA & is freaking out Radars now

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Giant Tropical Storm Matthew is getting stronger & bigger and appears to be headed for a serious crossroads near Florida that will have the possible hurricane going into the Gulf of Mexico or up the East Coast of North America. Stay tuned. God bless everyone, T @newTHOR on twitter https://www.facebook.com/thornewsgo Matthew is nearing hurricane strength in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Matthew produced heavy rain and strong winds in the Windward Islands Wednesday. Jamaica, Hispañola, eastern Cuba and The Bahamas face a hurricane threat early next week. Potential U.S. impact next week remains unclear. Tropical Storm Matthew is near hurricane strength in the Caribbean Sea and poses a danger to Jamaica, parts of Hispañola, eastern Cuba, and The Bahamas early next week. It's potential U.S. impact later next week remains unclear. All tropical storm warnings have been dropped in the Windward Islands. A tropical storm watch continues for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. Winds of 40 mph or greater are possible there beginning later Thursday. Radar from Meteo France shows while the heaviest rain has ended, bands of rain continue over parts of the Lesser Antilles. George F.L. Charles Airport on St. Lucia picked up 9.21 inches of rain Wednesday. For most, total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches are expected across the Windward Islands and the southern Leeward Islands through Thursday. Life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides are possible. Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches can be expected farther north across the northern Leeward Islands plus the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Accumulations will range from 1 to 3 inches across the Leeward Antilles, including Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao through Friday. A wind gust to 89 mph was reported in St. Pierre, Martinique, Wednesday evening. Some stations are elevated at 50 to 100 feet. Sustained winds of 39 mph were reported on the island of Barbados. Caribbean Questions Given the southern track, outer bands of rain and winds to trpoical storm-force are possible in the typically drier "ABC Islands" – Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao – as well as parts of coastal Venezuela and Colombia Thursday through early Saturday. Beyond that, uncertainty is still considerable on the critical details of this system. Over the next couple of days, Matthew should continue to move toward the west or just a smidge north of west as it rides the southern periphery of the Bermuda High westward. Sometime this weekend, Matthew should make a northwest or northward turn in the Caribbean Sea, as the system reaches the southwestern edge of the Bermuda high. The critical details regarding when exactly that turn is made, how sharp it is, and Matthew's intensity at that time will dictate the impacts for Jamaica, Hispañola, and eastern Cuba. Unfortunately, there is still some important forecast uncertainty regarding those important details, which is common for a tropical cyclone forecast several days out. For now, impacts could begin in Jamaica and Hispañola (particularly Haiti) as soon as Sunday night, and in eastern Cuba as soon as later Monday. In addition, there is uncertainty regarding Matthew's intensity as it nears those locations. Matthew may be stronger than the current forecast. Beyond that, it is still too soon to determine which parts of the U.S. may be in danger next week. Ensemble forecast guidance includes scenarios where Matthew moves north, then northeast remaining well off the East Coast, but also includes tracks into the Gulf of Mexico next week.