000 FZNT02 KNHC 040300 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 4 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 4. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 5. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 6. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 16.9N 74.6W 934 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 04 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 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 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM E QUADRANT...240 NM S QUADRANT AND N QUADRANT... AND 150 NM W QUADRANT 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 20.0N 74.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...240 NM S QUADRANT...AND 150 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 30.5N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 23.4N 76.2W. 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... 210 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE... 180 NM S QUADRANT...AND 240 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 26.6N 78.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 30.0N 79.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 33.3N 77.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 23N60.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N58W TO 26N61W TO 24N61W TO 24N58W TO 26N58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 25.5N64W 1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N60W TO 27N63W TO 25N63W TO 25N60W TO 27N60W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC N OF 30N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N46W TO 14N49W TO 13N49W TO 12N46W TO 13N46W TO 15N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N41W TO 21N47W TO 18N49W TO 16N48W TO 15N45W TO 17N40W TO 19N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N49W TO 21N54W TO 16N53W TO 15N49W TO 17N43W TO 20N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N83W TO 29N84W TO 29N85W TO 28N85W TO 28N84W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.