WTNT24 KNHC 040253 RRA

TCMAT4



HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  24

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

0300 UTC TUE OCT 04 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. 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

. JAMAICA



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

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=