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Hurricane MATTHEW


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HURRICANE MATTHEW TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016
600 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016

...NORTHERN EYEWALL OF MATTHEW LASHING FREEPORT...
...6 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

A NOAA station at Settlement Point on Grand Bahama recently reported
a sustained wind of 58 mph (95 km/h) and a wind gust of 74 mph
(120 km/h).  A National Ocean Service station at Lake Worth Pier,
Florida, recently reported a sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h) and
a wind gust of 48 mph (78 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.4N 78.7W
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM SE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM ESE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan

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