Hurricane Matthew: Where Is This Massive Storm Heading?

Update (Oct. 7 at 10:01 a.m. ET): Hurricane Matthew weakened slightly into a Category 3 hurricane, and is now sustaining winds of 120 mph (195 km/h), but experts still consider it dangerous as it moves up the eastern Florida coast. The storm is moving north-northwest today at 13 mph (20 km/h), and is expected to reach the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina on Saturday (Oct. 8), according to an update released by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at 8 a.m. ET today (Oct. 7). Those areas will probably see rain bands long before Saturday, as hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center of the storm, and tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 185 miles (295 km) from the center.