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Tropical Storm MATTHEW


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TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142004
2100Z FRI OCT 08 2004
 
INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF MATTHEW.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N  93.8W AT 08/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  85 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT.......150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N  93.8W AT 08/2100Z
AT 08/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.1N  94.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 24.6N  92.6W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 25.3N  91.1W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...150NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 26.3N  89.2W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...125NE 100SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 28.0N  87.5W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...125NE 100SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 32.0N  86.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  30 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 12/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.2N  93.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0300Z
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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