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WTNT64 KNHC 062257
TCUAT4

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

...98-MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT SETTLEMENT POINT...
...7 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

A NOAA station at Settlement Point on Grand Bahama recently reported
a sustained wind of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a wind gust of 98 mph
(157 km/h).  A National Ocean Service station at Lake Worth Pier,
Florida, recently reported a sustained wind of 44 mph (71 km/h) and
a wind gust of 55 mph (89 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.4N 78.8W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM S OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM ESE OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...939 MB...27.73 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan