JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew will be just off Jacksonville's coast Friday.
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The eye of Hurricane Matthew was about 225 miles SE of Jupiter/West Palm Thursday morning.
The latest track for Hurricane Matthew brings it near our coast as a Category 4 storm, which is likely to change.
Current forecast takes Matthew just off the coast of St. Johns County by about 6 p.m. Friday.
The hurricane is forecast to be off the coast of Duval County around 8 to 9 p.m. Friday.
It will then be off the coast of SE Georgia closer to midnight
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay and Putnam counties in NE Florida and Camden and Glynn counties in SE Georgia.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Columbia, Baker, Union and Bradford, Ware, Pierce, Brantley, and Charlton counties. A Flood Watch will be in effect for Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay, Putnam, Glynn and Camden counties from 8 a.m. Thursday through late Friday night. Winds for Matthew were at 125 miles per hour at the 5 a.m. advisory Thursday.
The First Alert Weather Team is monitoring Hurricane Matthew. Stay updated with the First Alert Hurricane Center, Talking the Tropics with Mike and watch CBS47 Action News Jax.
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