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HURRICANE MATTHEW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A...CORRECTED

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

800 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2016



CORRECTED FOR SPELLING OF PUNTA GALLINAS IN SUMMARY SECTION.



...MATTHEW CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN

SEA...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.8N 70.3W

ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM NE OF PUNTA GALLINAS COLOMBIA

ABOUT 520 MI...840 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.67 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF CURACAO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH

FOR CURACAO.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. 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 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS

LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT NEAR=