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Woke up, found Melissa now a major hurricane
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2025/al13/al132025.public.019.shtmlHurricane Melissa Advisory Number 19
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
1100 PM EDT Sat Oct 25 2025
...NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT
THAT MELISSA IS NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE...
...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES
EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 75.9W
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 280 MI...455 KM WSW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.