000 ABNT20 KNHC 041745 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY THE NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 200 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Matthew, located near southwestern Haiti, and on newly formed Tropical Storm Nicole located near the central tropical Atlantic. A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Development, if any, of this system is expected to be slow to occur while the wave moves westward at 10 to 15 mph. Regardless of development, heavy rain and gusty winds are possible in the Windward Islands during the next couple of days during the wave's passage. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent && Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Nicole are issued under WMO header WTNT35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT5. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Nicole are issued under WMO header WTNT25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT5. $$ Forecaster Hurley/Blake