WTNT24 KNHC 292035 RRA

TCMAT4



HURRICANE MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

2100 UTC THU SEP 29 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR

THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM THE COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO

RIOHACHA.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. BONAIRE...CURACAO...AND ARUBA

. COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO RIOHACHA



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO

36 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.  INTERESTS IN JAMAICA...

HISPANIOLA...AND EASTERN CUBA SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

MATTHEW.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.1N  67.8W AT 29/2100Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  15 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  993 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.

64 KT....... 60NE   0SE   0SW  20NW.

50 KT.......110NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.

34 KT.......160NE 100SE  50SW 140NW.

12 FT SEAS..420NE 150SE 120SW 270NW.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.1N  67.8W AT 29/2100Z

AT 29/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.2N  67.1W



FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 14.0N  69.6W

MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.

64 KT... 50NE  20SE   0SW  20NW.

50 KT... 90NE  60SE  20SW  60NW.

34 KT...150NE  90SE  50SW 140NW.=