WTNT64 KNHC 061855

TCUAT4



HURRICANE MATTHEW TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016

300 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016



...3 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...



A NOAA STATION AT SETTLEMENT POINT ON GRAND BAHAMA RECENTLY REPORTED

A SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 MPH (72 KM/H) AND A WIND GUST OF 48 MPH

(78 KM/H).  A NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION AT LAKE WORTH PIER,

FLORIDA, RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH (65 KM/H) AND

A WIND GUST OF 47 MPH (76 KM/H).



SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...25.8N 78.3W

ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM SSE OF FREEPORT BAHAMAS

ABOUT 130 MI...205 KM ESE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...939 MB...27.73 INCHES



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