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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

500 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2016



...MATTHEW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE

WIND SCALE...





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

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LOCATION...14.0N 69.9W

ABOUT 130 MI...215 KM NNW OF CURACAO

ABOUT 535 MI...860 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 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...

. CURACAO AND ARUBA

. COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO RIOHACHA



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO

36 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.  INTERESTS IN JAMAICA,

HISPANIOLA, AND EASTERN CUBA SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

MATTHEW.  A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR JAMAICA LATER TODAY.



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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 69.9 WEST. MATTHEW IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST THROUGH=