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HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  23

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

2100 UTC MON OCT 03 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR

THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...EXUMA...RUM CAY...

SAN

SALVADOR...AND CAT ISLAND...AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE

NORTHWESTERN

BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY

ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW

PROVIDENCE.



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

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

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

. CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...EXUMA...RUM CAY...

SAN

SALVADOR...AND CAT ISLAND



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CUBAN PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY

. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

. NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...

BERRY

ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW

PROVIDENCE



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...THE BAHAMAS...AND IN THE

FLORIDA

PENINSULA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS 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=