000 FZNT23 KNHC 040309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ001-041515- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 16.9N 74.6W 934 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT. THE CENTER OF MATTHEW WILL MOVE TO 18.3N 74.4W TUE MORNING...TO 20.0N 74.4W TUE EVENING...TO 21.8N 75.2W WED MORNING...THEN NEAR 23.4N 76.2W NEAR THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED EVENING. MATTHEW WILL CONTINUE NW OR N ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW BAHAMAS AS A HURRICANE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK CROSSING N OF 30N LATE FRI. MUCH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS MATTHEW EXITS THE AREA. $$ AMZ011-041515- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ013-041515- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ015-041515- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 85 TO 105 KT. SEAS 30 TO 32 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 85 TO 105 KT...BECOMING SW 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-041515- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ019-041515- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ021-041515- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. W WINDS 85 TO 105 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 85 TO 105 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ023-041515- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ025-041515- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ027-041515- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-041515- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ031-041515- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND SW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ033-041515- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...GULF OF VENEZUELA...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ035-041515- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-041515- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ039-041515- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ101-041515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE MATTHEW NEAR 16.9N 74.6W 934 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT. HURRICANE MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AT 23.4N 76.2W WED EVENING THEN MOVING NW OR N ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS THEREAFTER. MATTHEW WILL CROSS N OF 30N BY LATE FRI. MUCH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL IN THE WAKE OF MATTHEW...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVE SE ACROSS THE BASIN DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ AMZ111-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ113-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT N OF 29N...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N...AND E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. N OF 29N...SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ115-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 29N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ AMZ117-041515- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 45 TO 50 KT LATE...SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 85 TO 100 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC EXPOSURES...SE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT. SEAS 32 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 85 TO 95 KT. SEAS 17 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ119-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 25N... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT N OF 25N...AND 17 TO 21 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 29 FT N OF 25N...AND 17 TO 21 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ121-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-041515- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING SE 90 TO 100 KT LATE. SEAS 30 TO 31 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 85 TO 100 KT. SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-041515- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-041515- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1109 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY