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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  19

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

500 PM EDT SUN OCT 02 2016



...POWERFUL MATTHEW MAINTAINING CATEGORY FOUR INTENSITY...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.6N 74.8W

ABOUT 320 MI...520 KM SSW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 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=