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3. 11 am update (Melissa about to landfall)
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 11:00 AM
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https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/281452.shtml

Hurricane Melissa Advisory Number 29
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
1100 AM EDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 MELISSA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN
JAMAICA...
...CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE OCCURRING ON
THE ISLAND...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.9N 77.9W
ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM SE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 235 MI...380 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The Government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Warning for the
province of Las Tunas and a Tropical Storm Warning for the province
of Camaguey.

The Meteorological Service of the Bahamas has discontinued the
Hurricane Watch for 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,
Holguin, and Las Tunas
* Southeastern and Central Bahamas

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Haiti
* Cuban province of Camaguey
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