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#378383 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:53 AM 24.Sep.2010) TCMAT5 TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152010 0900 UTC FRI SEP 24 2010 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA TO LIMON HONDURAS...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COAST OF BELIZE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * LIMON HONDURAS WESTWARD TO THE GUATEMALA BORDER WATCHES OR WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE COAST OF GUATEMALA LATER TODAY. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.3N 79.8W AT 24/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 34 KT....... 40NE 0SE 0SW 40NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 30NE 0SE 0SW 30NW. 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 14.3N 79.8W AT 24/0900Z AT 24/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.1N 79.1W FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 14.8N 82.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT... 50NE 25SE 25SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 15.5N 84.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 25NE 0SE 0SW 25NW. 34 KT... 70NE 50SE 40SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 16.2N 86.5W...OVER WATER MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 25NE 20SE 20SW 25NW. 34 KT... 70NE 50SE 50SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 16.7N 87.9W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 25SE 25SW 40NW. 34 KT... 80NE 50SE 50SW 80NW. FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 17.5N 89.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 35NE 25SE 0SW 25NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM ON DAY 4 AND 250 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 18.5N 89.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 29/0600Z 19.5N 89.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.3N 79.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/1500Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |