000 FZNT02 KNHC 041614 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE OCT 04 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE OCT 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 06. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 18.9N 74.3W 950 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 04 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT ...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF THE CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT...240 NM W QUADRANT...AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 22.0N 74.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF THE CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 25.6N 77.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF THE CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 29.5N 79.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW INLAND NEAR 34.0N 78.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 39.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 23.8N 60.4W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 04 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 25.5N 62.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 28.2N 64.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICOLE NEAR 28.9N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICOLE NEAR 27.8N 64.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICOLE NEAR 27.5N 65.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 49W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W... INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE..SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 42 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 TO 8 FT. 48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.