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HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  17

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

0900 UTC SUN OCT 02 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CUBAN

PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...HOLGUIN...GRANMA...AND

LAS TUNAS.



A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH COAST OF HAITI

FROM LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS EASTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC.



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING

THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...AND LONG CAY.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JAMAICA

. HAITI

. CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...HOLGUIN...

GRANMA...AND LAS TUNAS



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CUBAN PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY

. SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...

ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...AND LONG CAY

. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH HAITI



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH

HAITI



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA AND IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR

THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.



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=