This storm could be devastating to floridas east coast. Lets get to meteorologist jim m weber who is watching the track carefully. Jim, what is the latest . It made its way through haiti and working its way through cuba and up into the bahama chaifn island and regaining strength. The Hurricane Hunter planes have been flying nonstop throughout the Morning Hours and they are finding its starting to reorganize it sex the winds at one point deminished down starting to reintensify they gained it back up to 120 Miles Per Hour. It continues on that track moving to the northwest that. Was that bend that we started to notice about a day or two agatha it was going to move closer to the state of florida. Enhanced satellite loop is showing intense thunderstorm activity. In and around the center. Still looking at strong bands over the eastern tip of cuba so on satellite and hurricane recon cog na sans planes are ver nieg a Healthy System and no reason to see a major decrease in the wind sneevmentd fact it will hold its own for increase and stretch as we go through the next 24 to 36 hours. Right now the winds at 120 Miles Per Hour. Its located at 21. 83 north, 75. 35 west. It will continue on the northwesterly track as we go and then it starts to parallel the coastline. Thats where you really get into this real problem because as were parallelling the coastline. Any small change one way or the other can really spell out big difference on what we experience across the state as we go to late thursday and into friday. Nowrk the Hurricane Force winds, they extend out about 45 miles from the center. Were to verify off the coast of florida, were still going to seat Hurricane Force winds along the east concern coast of our state and then the Tropical Storm force winds, they extend out about 150 to 175 miles and so we will certainly spheel the Tropical Storm force winds throughout our viewing area and quite possibly even on the western side of the state here on the west coast. So you can see by friday morning, just off the scoarks we got that 130 Miles Per Hour but remember, this is not set in stone so this could just as easily be a little farther offshore or can it could make landfall across the state. So this is going to be a very important forecast so its not basically set anything in stone at this point. Then it works its way to the north and youre starting to notice more of this loovment rerk the computer models are starting to susmght youll see more ave loop that will circle around out into the at ban tick potentially into next week as well. The watches and warnings are out. Tropical storm warn ago cross the southern ticht state towards golden beach and then as a hurricane warning from golden beach up to the Flagler Volusia county line and up towards jacksonville. We have a hurricane watch which is out. Now, this also includes some of our tirn yore counties. Polk county down into Highlands County now under a hurricane or i should say a Tropical Storm warning. So were likely gok going to see Tropical Storm force winds throughout our interior counties as we go through late thursday and into friday. You can see very good agreement where the molds and then you see that spread. Notice you see the modles onshore and some moving a bit farther off shore. Thats why we got to watch this so closely because when you have that parallel ann on the coastline t doesnt take much to change this forecast very mix vero beach, 101 Miles Per Hour wind gusts. Tampa 44. Orlando 43 and by 11o youre looking at winds in orlando well gusting well into Tropical Storm forks 60 Miles Per Hour. Daytona zero and here in tampa, 30 Miles Per Hour wind gusts. This is obviously the type of storm that will cause wide spread damage along the coastline and this will be something we got to watch all the way through the into next week. Well talk much more about this and our local forecast coming up in a little bit. Thank you. Well, this is the scene . Broward county. Long lines of people waiting to buy gas and supplies. Floridas attorney general pam bondi warning residents to watch out for scams and price gouging. Were getting word of Convenience Stores charge 10 for a case of water already. And long lines along the east locations. And williams is at one of those location nz where there has been a steady stream of people. And dozens of people. Hundreds of sand bags here it at this sand bagging location. Hundreds of free sand bags here. Quite a few suf shovels. Ive seen people bring their own shove vevmentz just so you know, there is a lot of avail able sand and sd ive pownt counted a hundred sand bags and 50 or so people here filling the bags. Every one i talked to said they are concerned about the storm and take seriously. I talked to people who said quite honestly im not ready for the storm thats why im here filling up the bags. And some say they waited til the last minute. They know they have and they want to be say. Thats why were out here. If we can pan to the right. I can show thu line that snow stretch nothing the street if of just how seriously people are take Hurricane Matthew. And as we cam com back over you can get another sense of just how many people are here filling these sand bags ahead of this hurricane that is head owrd way. Come to 950 belleview avenue in daytona if you want sand bags. Ten per car per family. Were live at daytona beach. David williams fox news. And officials are getting and they will have to make them soon. Fox kim is live at the Operation Center in winter haven. Ken, what is the mood there . Well, bowl pol bottom line is polk county is taking this seriously. Well take the brunt of storm, whatever that ends p being. But fact it has been up grait grade toid a Tropical Storm warning. Were watching it close light. So looking at what we will do with the most vulnerable residents. The folks with the special neessments a shelter at Health Department tomorrow morning at 8 00. They will be moving them by using the citrus connection and other vehicles. Then the folks that have special needs who cant be moved into that facility. They will need a higher level of care. Those folks would have to go to area hospitals. What about schools . At this point polk county only has a half day session today. They are going to later this they will call off school for tomorrow and the following day or possibly do a half day tomorrow and call it off for friday. The other important thing to note is the j swrrks games have been moved from thursday night, tomorrow night to tonight. Now, friday night you know that say very big football night for so many areas including polk county and they decided to cancel those games and they are going to cancel home coming. Thats a big deen deal. Winter haven in particular was looking forward to. Kind of a weather event coming through, have you to do what have you to do. One of the big issues is how seriously do we take this . At this point they say take it seriously. Were hoping not to be hit too badly but well have to wait and see. Ken, a shame about home coming but have you to do what is safe. And well check back with you at five o and 6 00. And well continue to track Hurricane Matthews pasmght you can track the stormy time at mi we have coverage on my hurricane. Com. A car crarks this three attempted car jacks and a Home Invasion lead to the shooting daifnlg man by hillsborough deputies. The man behind that Violent Crime spree has been identified as isaiah sal gat to. And we explain what happens. A dangerous scene unfolded near gibson drive and ended in a deputy involved shooting. You want to you take a look at this vit vid yovment this is video captured tuesday afternoon according to deputies, this all started when witnesses describe seeing a driver cause a three car crash and take off running from a rolled over pick up. Well, deputies tell us the man made it tie lows store parking lot and tried to car jack two drivers when. That didnt works he headed next door and targeted someone else in a ruby tuesday restaurant. Unsuccessful he kept going and nearby neighborhoods became the next fo cusms break in attem according investigators, a deputy con front the man who through a brick at the deputys cruiser. A neighbor watched the brick striect cruise erwin do. Heres what he had to say. He went right to the cop car. The cop was trying get out. He barely had the door open and thats when he through the brick and it made a hole right where the coach would be, right behind his window. Were told the deputy opened fire and at least one bullet struck the man who ultimately died from his injuries. Well continue to for the Story Information becomes available. Reporting off gibsonton dry. Fox 13 news. And looking for a new vacation ies destination iceland will be easier to get to. And theyed assed a four flight to. They lava rocks fields and water falls. Stop over on your transplant tick flight spengtd up to seven days there at costs. The nonstop iceland flights will run twice a week starting in september. And new this afternoon Clearwater Police rescued a bald eagle that caused a little bit of traffic trouble. It was sitting on the countryside near the mall t. Was hit while trying to grab something to eat on the road. Police blocked traffic from get the bird getting hit again. He hopped on to the sidewalk and into a field. Wild life caught the birl byrd for treatment. And Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of the caribbean. Well show ut damage left behind in haiti and cuba coming up next. And jim is back with the sky fow tow we are forecast and more on matthew. linda vo Hurricane Matthew unleashed Hurricane Matthew ub leashed a tore ent of rain and wind in cuba causing flooding and loss of life. At least 11 people were killed in the ca wribbiannd from florida to the carolinas are getting ready for it. Were in Deerfield Beach with the latest there. The eye of the violent and slow moving category 4 storms slamming the western continue of haiti over night. U. S. National Hurricane Center says strong winds, torrential rains and a storm surge with massive waves also causing significant damage to the Dominican Republic and cuba as it heads towards the bahamas. State officials warning the storm is expected to hit the i can tell thaw National Guards are already mobilized. We have 700 Traffic Control points along the interstate. Youll see lots of Law Enforcement officers as well as guards. Well have the comfort station which will have the bath rooms as well as water. You must leave before its too late. During the storm, we cannot put First Responders life at risk. Have you to prepare your self. Residents from florida up to the carolinas preparing for the supplies. Were bielg a bunch canned foods. A bunch of water. Batteries and your lantern and flashlights. Were going to get more canned goods. More paper goods. Begin delg food and water and long gas lines means shoppers are prepare forth worse. And stuff outside can get blown arntion well bring it inside. Just be smart and prepare head. What remains unclear and uncertain at this point is where in florida or farther up the coast. Either way the time to take action is now. In Deerfield Beach florida ceegd. Fox 13 news. And still looks like Hurricane Matthew is going to be tricky. And it will be tricky. Strow do, this you have to prepare for the worse Case Scenario so basically prepare as if a hurricane disomg florida. Even though that official track keep it just off shore. Were still loong force winds along the eastern side of the state. We likely see Tropical Storm force winds if even in through our viewing area. As you look at the satellite loop, you can see the eye, a little more ragged today because this system has been dealing with land so. Its been disrupt aid bit. Now let us move back out over water. Its starting to reorganize itself and reintense fiesm by the way, that high is about 32 miles in die am templet the hurricane recognizance planes system nonstop and this morning at one point they had two different Hurricane Hunters pentetating into the middle of the storm at same time so. They are gathering all kinds of information on top of that. Weve got drones that have been fly owght there from nasa gathering all kinds of information in and around the storm. They are pouring all this information into the computer models to help fine tune the forecast and what were starting to see is becoming more worrisome because look at a loop with this system as we go through the weekend. Right now the winds are 120 Miles Per Hour. Its moving to the northwest at 12 Miles Per Hour. Parentally located at 21. 83 north and 75. 22 west and it will continue on that journey as we go through the next 12 hours and thru see it parallels the cog cost lean. Thats you see it be trouble is some. Means big change as cross the state t. Could easily move onshore. Its within that cone so you have to basically prepare as if this is going to make landfall across the eastern side of the state. You can see by friday morning, 130 Miles Per Hour winds, either onshore or just offshore. Hurricane force winds will quite likely be felt along the eastern side of the state. And then it works its way to the north and then it looks like kind of makes a loop out into the atlantic. Here on t state and throughout the middle of the state. Places like polk county. De so to. Highland county, youll quite likely feel the Tropical Storm force winds as well. We have the warnings out across the state. You can see the jello shade down here. That say Tropical Storm warning now from 7mile bridge back up to florida bay and then wrapping around to golden beach. Flonches say hurricane warning all the way up to the flagler, Volusia County line and then it all the way towp so basically up til jacksonville. Now, throughout interyorks claims like polling county and Highlands County. Youre now under a Tropical Storm warning. That was earlier a watch. Now its a warning. Were expecting to seat conditions throughout our interior counties and then you two just to the east of there and are you looking at that hurricane warning. Now, as we go through the next 24 hours, things are stoil k. Its by tomorrow night, some of these conditions across the state. Notice by friday morning, its right along the coast line. So places like west palm, winds gusting up to 78 Miles Per Hour. Potentially over a hundred in vero beach so. Right along the coastline. Remember, that sal base dz on this track verifying if it moves farther to the west. We increase these winds over the state f. It moves farther to the east, we de creets winds over the state. And then it will advance a little bit. Friday. Even in place likes orlando, well way from the coastline, and youre seeing those winds gusting up to 60 miesms Tropical Storm force winds across the middle of the state, polk county. Highland county and even here in tampa. Were looking at those gusty winds as well. 39 Miles Per Hour wind gusts. Basically talking about Tropical Storm force winds even here on the western side of the state. It continues to work its way basically pairlelling the coastline. Thats friday evening. 90 Miles Per Hour gusting in daytona and then it just parallel thats coastline up into the carolinas. And the probability of seeing these Tropical Storm force winds continues to increase across the western side of the state. Were basically putting 30, 40 reporter borrow county. Pinellas and right through the middle of the state. Polk county down into highland. Here right around the 70 chance that youre going to see Tropical Storm force winds in computer mod vlz been in good agreement but then were starting to see more of this spread because now some of the motd models are indicating, and parallels the coastline along the carolinas and then diso a looch. That will be a big problem as we go into the weekend and first part of next week. Couple of different mod thalz we look a. We have the gfs and euro pee afnlt so extremely good models. They have been in very good agreement basically along the coast, maybe even touching the coastline and then turns to northeast. Parallel in the coast and both of these molds are also now investigating for that loop and then potentially coming right back towards the state as we get into the first part or the middle of next week. Well need up to date you on. That this is something not only we have to watch this week but looks like into next week as well. Sky tower radar showing a few scattered storms around for today. Keep that rain chance for today at about 40 . So vair bli cloudy skies for today. Noon. Daytime hive 88. Then for tonight mainly cloudy skies. Ov