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HURRICANE MATTHEW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   5A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

200 PM AST THU SEP 29 2016



...MATTHEW STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.2N 67.0W

ABOUT 190 MI...300 KM NE OF CURACAO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. BONAIRE, CURACAO, AND ARUBA



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



INTERESTS ALONG THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA SHOULD MONITOR

THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 67.0 WEST.  MATTHEW IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH (28 KM/H), AND A GENERAL WESTWARD

MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE

THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (110

KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING

THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE-WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM) FROM=