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6. 3 pm update
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:31 PM
Tuesday
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT3+shtml/281900.shtml?

Hurricane Melissa Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
300 PM EDT Tue Oct 28 2025
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...CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE ONGOING IN
JAMAICA...
...REMAIN SHELTERED IN YOUR SAFE PLACE...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! Do
not leave your shelter as the eye passes over, as winds will rapidly
increase on the other side of the eye. Residents should not leave
their shelter and should remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.
(snip)

SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 77.9W
ABOUT 15 MI...20 KM S OF MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA
ABOUT 220 MI...350 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...906 MB...26.75 INCHES

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