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Latest from the National Hurricane Center:
“At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 25.7 North, longitude 78.4 West. The hurricane is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue today with a turn toward the north-northwest tonight or early Friday. On the forecast track, the eye of Matthew should be near or over Freeport in the Bahamas in the next few hours, and move close to or over the east coast of the Florida peninsula through Friday night.”
FMIT Ride-Out teams and CIRT Vendors have positioned assets inside and outside the projected path of the Hurricane and will re-direct as Matthew affects FL to maximize support capabilities.
Matthew continues to decrease in pressure and oceanic conditions appear favorable for additional intensifying this afternoon while Matthew approaches the East Coast of Florida. Hurricane moving north/northwest while it makes an unprecedented potential landfall over a large portion of eastern coastal FL.
Hurricane-force winds spread outward up to 60 miles (95km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds spread outward up to 160 miles (260 km). The approximated lowest central pressure based on figures from the aircraft is 939 mb (27.73 inches).
FMIT Member Preparedness Actions
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If utilizing the FMIT Turnkey Recovery program, please review any contracts you currently have with companies that provide emergency response products & services and contact them to notify them that they will be required to perform work under the coordination of the FMIT Turnkey Recovery program to ensure all losses and associated costs are properly managed and submitted through your insurer and FEMA for proper potential reimbursement.
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Review Critical Assets that would be most susceptible to damage from an impending hurricane while being critical to municipal operations. Be prepared to share this list and potential mitigation procedures with Synergy/FMIT in advance of the storm. Critical Assets generally include Water Treatment Plant Assets, Critical Community Facilities, etc…
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Members should make sure that they have downloaded their most recent Insurance Policy from FMIT and from other Insurers.
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Make sure that all Damage Assessment Team Members have downloaded “TrackDown – Government Edition” from the Google Play Store or the Apple iTunes Store and have logged in prior to the storm using your organization’s Username and Password.
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Members should familiarize themselves on the steps for performing Damage Assessments using TrackDown by Clicking Here.
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TrackDown user information is being emailed to Members and will continue into tomorrow.
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If you have not yet received your TrackDown username and password, please email trackdown@synergyid.com to request it.
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Members should continue to monitor the storm as well as FMIT Alerts and local/national weather forecasts.
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Members should refer to materials from this week’s webinars available on the FMIT Alert web page by Clicking Here.
FMIT Discussion
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Matthew has strengthened to a CAT 4 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140mph and the possibility of intensifying further before it makes landfall on the Eastern Coast of Florida.
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FEMA Declaration for Matthew – action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
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The action will help the counties of Baker, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia.
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Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent federal funding.
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Oceanic conditions appear favorable for additional intensifying this afternoon while Matthew approaches the East Coast of Florida.
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Matthew continues Northwest forward movement at a speed of 14mph with projections to continue moving Northwest today before it makes landfall.
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We will continue to send updates throughout the coming days as the Hurricane starts to make impact with Florida.
