000 FZNT02 KNHC 301541 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 30 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 02. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 13.7N 70.8W 968 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 30 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W. IN THE MONA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 13.5N 73.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 270 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W. IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT FROM 18N TO 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 77.5W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 14.7N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 270 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W. IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 17.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 21.5N 76.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 25.5N 75.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.