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Tropical Storm MATTHEW (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142004
2100Z SAT OCT 09 2004
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE
ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER WESTWARD TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE 
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.3N  91.9W AT 09/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  50 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  20 DEGREES AT   8 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT.......120NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 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 27.3N  91.9W AT 09/2100Z
AT 09/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.9N  92.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 29.1N  91.4W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...120NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 31.5N  90.9W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 33.5N  91.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 36.0N  91.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/1800Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 27.3N  91.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 10/0300Z
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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