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HURRICANE MATTHEW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  17A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

800 AM EDT SUN OCT 02 2016



...POWERFUL HURRICANE MATTHEW CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY

NORTHWESTWARD...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.1N 74.3W

ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM SSW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

ABOUT 315 MI...510 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. JAMAICA

. HAITI

. CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO, SANTIAGO DE CUBA, HOLGUIN, GRANMA,

AND LAS TUNAS



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CUBAN PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY

. SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS, INCLUDING THE INAGUAS, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS,

CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, AND RAGGED ISLAND

. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH HAITI



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO THE BORDER WITH

HAITI



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HISPANIOLA AND IN THE BAHAMAS 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=