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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  21

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

500 AM EDT MON OCT 03 2016



...POWERFUL HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL

CARIBBEAN...

...NOAA BUOY REPORTS MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 943 MB IN THE EYE...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.2N 74.9W

ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

ABOUT 290 MI...470 KM SW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

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

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

CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, AND RAGGED ISLAND



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CUBAN PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY

. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

. CENTRAL BAHAMAS, INCLUDING LONG ISLAND, EXUMA, RUM CAY, SAN

SALVADOR, AND CAT ISLAND



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=