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Monday (Cat 5) Melissa advisories and more [View all]
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/270850.shtmlHurricane Melissa Advisory Number 24
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
500 AM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025
...MELISSA NOW A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND STORM SURGE AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING WILL
WORSEN ON JAMAICA THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 77.8W
ABOUT 130 MI...205 KM SSW OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 315 MI...505 KM SSW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The government of the Bahamas has issued a Hurricane Watch for the
central and southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica
* Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, and
Holguin.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Southeastern and central Bahamas
* Turks and Caicos Islands
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Haiti
* Cuban province of Las Tunas
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