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HURRICANE MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER  10

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

1100 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016



...MATTHEW STRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE WHILE MOVING WEST-

SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.7N 70.8W

ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM NE OF PUNTA GALLINAS COLOMBIA

ABOUT 495 MI...800 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS CHANGED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH

THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM THE COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO RIOHACHA

TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.



THE GOVERNMENT OF ARUBA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH

FOR ARUBA.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER TO RIOHACHA



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE IN THE

NEXT 12 TO 24 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.





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