Keywords: Hurricane Matthew moves along the eastern coast of Florida. (30108605541).jpg ATLANTIC OCEAN Oct 7 2016 A GOES-13 satellite image of Hurricane Matthew along the Florida coastline At 500 AM EDT 0900 UTC the eye of Matthew was located near latitude 28 2 North longitude 80 0 West It is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph 20 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue today A turn toward the north is expected tonight or Saturday On the forecast track the center of Matthew will be moving near or over the east coast of the Florida peninsula through tonight and near or over the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina on Saturday Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph 195 km/h with higher gusts Matthew is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Although weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours Matthew is expected to be a category 3 hurricane as it moves near the coast of Florida today U S Navy photo/Released 161007-N-N0101-001 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy navylive dodlive mil pinterest com plus google com https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/30108605541/ Hurricane Matthew moves along the eastern coast of Florida 2016-10-07 06 09 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America U S Navy photo/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/30108605541 2016-10-10 21 11 31 cc-by-2 0 161007-N-N0101-001 Navy Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream GOES 13 pictures Satellite images of Hurricane Matthew Photographs taken on 2016-10-07 |