000 FZNT02 KNHC 032040 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON OCT 3 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON OCT 3. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 4. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 5. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 16.3N 74.7W 940 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 03 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 19.2N 74.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 22.8N 75.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT... 150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE... INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 30N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 26.0N 78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 29.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 33.0N 78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 23N59.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N58W TO 26N61W TO 23N61W TO 23N58W TO 26N58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 24.5N66W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N60W TO 27N63W TO 25N63W TO 25N60W TO 27N60W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 30.5N37.5W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N47W TO 14N48W TO 13N48W TO 13N47W TO 14N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N41W TO 19N46W TO 17N46W TO 15N43W TO 17N38W TO 19N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N48W TO 19N50W TO 16N50W TO 15N48W TO 16N43W TO 17N41W TO 21N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N48W TO 21N52W TO 17N52W TO 15N50W TO 18N42W TO 20N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.