Hurricane Matthew: Eastern half of Florida back in cone

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Hurricane Matthew is churning in the Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, keeping the storm as a powerful Category 4 storm.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. advisory shifted Matthew's "cone of uncertainty" toward the west, with the western edge of the eye's possible path running through Florida's peninsula. Previous maps kept the cone offshore.

Although high winds and storm surge are huge concerns for island nations in the Caribbean, rainfall could bring devastation to Haiti, where forecasters believe Matthew could dump upwards of 40 inches of rain.

As of 11 p.m. Monday, below are Hurricane Matthew's key metrics:

• Maximum sustained winds: 145 mph
• Hurricane category: 4
• Direction/speed: N at 7 mph
• Location: 190 miles southwest of Port Au Prince, Haiti
• Min pressure: 934 mb

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for: Jamaica; Haiti; the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Granma and Las Tunas; Southeastern Bahamas, including the Inaguas, Mayaguana, Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, and Ragged Island; Central Bahamas, including Long Island, Exuma, Rum Cay, San Salvador and Cat Island..

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for: Cuban province of Camaguey; Turks and Caicos Islands; Northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island and New Providence

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for: Dominican Republic from Barahona westward to the border with Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for: Dominican Republic from Puerto Plata westward to the border with Haiti.

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Matthew is the 13th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, and the fifth to reach hurricane status. On Sept. 2, Hurricane Hermine became the first hurricane in 3,966 days to make landfall in Florida.

Matthew reached Category 5 status on Friday, becoming the most powerful Atlantic basin storm since Hurricane Felix in 2007. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes on 1 to 5 rating based on the maximum sustained wind speed. Major hurricanes are those with wind speeds 111 mph or greater. Here is a breakdown:

• Category 1: 74-95 mph
• Category 2: 96-110 mph
• Category 3: 111-129 mph
• Category 4: 130-156 mph
• Category 5: 157 mph+

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