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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  35

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

500 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016



...EYE OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE MATTHEW ABOUT TO HIT

FREEPORT IN THE BAHAMAS...

...POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS FOR FLORIDA...





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

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LOCATION...26.2N 78.6W

ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM SSE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND

ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM ESE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE

RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTH OF SOUTH SANTEE

RIVER TO SURF CITY, NORTH CAROLINA.



THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNING

FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS, INCLUDING THE ABACOS, ANDROS ISLAND, BERRY

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

. NORTH OF GOLDEN BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER

. LAKE OKEECHOBEE



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. CHOKOLOSKEE TO GOLDEN BEACH

. FLORIDA KEYS FROM SEVEN MILE BRIDGE EASTWARD

. FLORIDA BAY

. ANCLOTE RIVER TO SUWANNEE RIVER

. NORTH OF SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO SURF CITY



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. NORTH OF CHOKOLOSKEE TO ANCLOTE RIVER



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA, THE FLORIDA KEYS, AND=