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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  12

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

1100 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016



...MATTHEW BECOMES A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...

...THE STRONGEST HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC SINCE FELIX IN 2007...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.3N 72.3W

ABOUT 80 MI...125 KM NW OF PUNTA GALLINAS COLOMBIA

ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JAMAICA



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO RIOHACHA



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. HAITI FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO

PORT-AU-PRINCE



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE

THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS,

CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE IN THE

NEXT 12 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA AND

ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.=