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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  20

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

1100 PM EDT SUN OCT 02 2016



...MATTHEW MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS A POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR

HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNING AND WATCH ISSUED FOR THE BAHAMAS...





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

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LOCATION...14.7N 75.0W

ABOUT 325 MI...520 KM SW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

ABOUT 255 MI...415 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR

THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL

BAHAMAS.



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

. SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS



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

. CENTRAL BAHAMAS



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=