The National Hurricane Center has enhanced their warning protocol to include life-threatening storm surge. This new product will help save lives during landfalling storms.
There is imminent danger for the Bahamas and Florida for the next few days. There is also a chance that the system could loop around and enter the Gulf by the middle of next week.
The projected path of Matthew could come dangerously close to the Florida Coast by Friday. It will be a worrisome weekend along the East Coast of the United States.
Matthew is now a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. This dangerous storm is expected to move near the island nations of Jamaica and Haiti early next week.