000 FZNT02 KNHC 050926 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED OCT 05 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED OCT 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 07. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... ..HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 21.1N 74.6W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 05 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N BETWEEN 69WAND 75W AND OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 23.9N 76.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 28N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W AND OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 27.2N 79.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 25N TO 31N W OF 72W AND OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 30.5N 80.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 32.8N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 33.1N 74.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 24.3N 61.8W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 05 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 26.8N 64.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 28.4N 64.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 28.0N 62.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 28.3N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NICOLE NEAR 30.0N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 19N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 47W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 28N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.