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Tuesday Melissa advisories and more (starting to turn) [View all]
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/280855.shtmlHurricane Melissa Advisory Number 28
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
500 AM EDT Tue Oct 28 2025
...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING ON JAMAICA AS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CATEGORY 5 MELISSA SLOWLY APPROACHES...
...CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON
THE ISLAND TODAY...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.2N 78.3W
ABOUT 115 MI...180 KM WSW OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH...280 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...901 MB...26.61 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
(snip)
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