000 FZNT02 KNHC 031556 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON OCT 3 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON OCT 3. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 4. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 5. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 15.6N 75.0W 941 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...AND FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 18.9N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 180 NM W QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT AND 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 22.6N 74.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. IN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 19N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 25.5N 76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 28.5N 77.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 32.0N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 LOW PRES NEAR 23N58W 1012 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N58W TO 25N61W TO 24N61W TO 24N60W TO 23N59W TO 23N58W TO 25N58W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYLCONE...NEAR 24N62W 1012 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N61W TO 26N62W TO 25N62W TO 25N61W TO 25N60W TO 26N61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 26N65W 1011 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 30.5N38.5W TO 30N37W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N51W TO 19N51W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N50W TO 14N51W TO 13N50W TO 13N49W TO 14N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N57W TO 19N57W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N46W TO 20N50W TO 16N51W TO 15N49W TO 16N46W TO 18N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.