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HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

0300 UTC FRI OCT 07 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR FLORIDA BAY

AND THE FLORIDA KEYS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

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

BERRY

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

PROVIDENCE

. BOCA RATON TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER

. LAKE OKEECHOBEE



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF BOCA RATON

. ANCLOTE RIVER TO SUWANNEE RIVER

. NORTH OF SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO SURF CITY



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. ENGLEWOOD TO ANCLOTE RIVER



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND IN THE CAROLINAS

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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.1N  79.2W AT 07/0300Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT  11 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  939 MB

EYE DIAMETER  10 NM

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT.=