{"id":1078,"date":"2016-10-05T13:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T17:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2016-10-05T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T17:32:37","slug":"hurricane-matthew-weds-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/hurricane-matthew-weds-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew – Airports update 1400LT Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next 24 hours will dictate the impact that Hurricane Matthew will have on Florida, as it leaves Cuba and begins to track north through the Bahamas.<\/p>\n

Airports Update<\/strong>:\u00a0for Haiti,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0MTPP\/Toussaint L”Ouverture International and MTCH\/Hugo Ch\u00e1vez International are confirmed reopened and operating normally, by the\u00a0National Airport Authority Haiti (as of 1200ET).<\/p>\n

For the Bahamas<\/strong> – the hurricane will severely impact operations at all Bahamas airports. As of 1100LT Wednesday (this morning), ALL<\/strong> Airports in the Bahamas are closed, by order of the\u00a0Department of Civil Aviation and the Airport Authority.<\/p>\n

For the USA<\/strong> – the first state to be affected will be Florida. Tracking of the hurricane will determine by how much. A slight turn to the left, and hurricane force winds will impact the entire coast, hardest hit will be the area from KPBI\/Palm Beach<\/strong> north to KJAX\/Jacksonville<\/strong>. \u00a0KMCO, KMIA, KFLL are among the large airports that will be affected.<\/p>\n

Projected timings for eye of Matthew:<\/p>\n

0800LT Thursday: Abaco, Bahamas
\n<\/strong>0800LT Friday: Palm Bay, Florida
\n<\/strong>0800LT Saturday: Savannah, Georgia –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monitor:<\/p>\n