Tropical Storm MATTHEW

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TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142004
0300Z SAT OCT 09 2004
 
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST EARLY SATURDAY.
 
INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.7N  93.4W AT 09/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  60 DEGREES AT   8 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  40 KT WITH GUSTS TO  50 KT.
34 KT.......150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.7N  93.4W AT 09/0300Z
AT 09/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.5N  93.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 25.5N  92.2W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 26.5N  90.5W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 27.8N  89.0W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...125NE 100SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 29.5N  87.5W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...125NE 100SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 33.6N  86.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.7N  93.4W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0900Z
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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