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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  25

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

500 AM EDT TUE OCT 04 2016



...EYE OF CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE MATTHEW NEARING THE SOUTHWEST

PENINSULA OF HAITI...

...LIFE-THREATENING RAIN...WIND...AND STORM SURGE SPREADING OVER

PORTIONS OF HAITI...





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

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LOCATION...17.8N 74.4W

ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SW OF CAP HAITIEN HAITI

ABOUT 165 MI...270 KM S OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...934 MB...27.58 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE

NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS, INCLUDING THE ABACOS, ANDROS ISLAND, BERRY

ISLANDS, BIMINI, ELEUTHERA, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, AND NEW PROVIDENCE.



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WATCH WITH

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. 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

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

SAN SALVADOR, AND CAT ISLAND

. NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS, INCLUDING THE ABACOS, ANDROS ISLAND,

BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI, ELEUTHERA, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, AND

NEW PROVIDENCE



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...=