Hurricane will not come ashore but loop out to sea ! Can we now have Football ?

No damage at all so - are we going to play football on Saturday ??



From Weather underground:

A coast-scraping track that could still cause major trouble
What was always recognized as a possibility--that Matthew would never quite make landfall on the Florida coast--emerged as the most likely outcome on Thursday night, as reflected in the 11 pm NHC outlook (see Figure 4 above). Matthew’s track out of the Bahamas was angled just far enough north of northwest to keep the center rolling more or less parallel to the Florida coast. Provided that Matthew carries out the gradual curve to the right expected late Friday through Saturday, its center will likely remain between about 20 and 50 miles off the coast, perhaps all the way to Charleston, SC, by Saturday night. This path would be enough to keep Matthew’s inner core and its top sustained winds offshore, which is very good news in terms of limiting the most severe wind damage. On the down side, Matthew’s outer eyewall--which will likely be packing streaks of 60 to 90 mph sustained winds--will probably edge onto or just inland from the coast early Friday. If Matthew’s center remains offshore as the hurricane churns north and northeast toward Georgia, then its outer eyewall may be slower to weaken. People along the Florida coast from around Melbourne northward can expect several hours of high wind on Friday, fierce enough at times to topple trees and power lines. If not catastrophic (thankfully!), such damage may end up being far more widespread on this type of coast-scraping path than it would have been with a hurricane slamming onshore at a right angle.