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HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

2100 UTC SAT OCT 01 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR

JAMAICA.



A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAITI FROM THE SOUTHERN

BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS



A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAITI FROM EAST OF LE MOLE

ST. NICHOLAS TO THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.



THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CUBA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR

EASTERN CUBA FROM THE PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE

PROVINCE OF GUANTANAMO.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JAMAICA

. HAITI FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO

LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. HAITI FROM EAST OF LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS TO THE NORTHERN

BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

. CUBA FROM CAMAGUEY PROVINCE TO GUANTANAMO PROVINCE



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA AND IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR

THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.  A HURRICANE WATCH COULD BE NEEDED FOR

PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT OR SUNDAY.



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.  A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED

36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-

FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT

OR DANGEROUS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE

RUSHED TO COMPLETION.



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE=