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Tropical Storm MATTHEW


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TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL152010
1500 UTC FRI SEP 24 2010

CORRECTED TO ADD THE HURRICANE WATCH  

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENTS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA HAVE REPLACED THE
HURRICANE WARNING FROM PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA TO LIMON
HONDURAS...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS...WITH A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH.
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE
COAST OF BELIZE WITH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA NORTHWARD TO THE BORDER WITH
HONDURAS...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS
* THE COAST OF HONDURAS...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
*PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA TO LIMON HONDURAS 

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE COAST OF BELIZE
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.4N  82.2W AT 24/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT  17 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT....... 45NE   0SE   0SW 120NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 75NE   0SE   0SW 120NW.
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 14.4N  82.2W AT 24/1500Z
AT 24/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.3N  81.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 14.6N  84.2W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 50NE  25SE  25SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 15.4N  86.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 16.0N  89.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 17.0N  90.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 18.0N  90.5W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 250 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/1200Z 18.5N  90.5W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 18.5N  90.5W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.4N  82.2W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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