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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  14

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 2016



...MATTHEW REMAINS A VERY POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF HAITI...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.4N 73.4W

ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM SSW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF HAITI FROM THE

SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO LE MOLE ST.

NICHOLAS.



THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM

WARNING FOR THAT COUNTRY.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JAMAICA

. HAITI FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO

LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA SHOULD MONITOR

THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.  A HURRICANE WATCH COULD BE NEEDED FOR

PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY.



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.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS

ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.=