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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMelissa now Cat 4
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/260855.shtmlHurricane Melissa Advisory Number 20
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
500 AM EDT Sun Oct 26 2025
...MELISSA NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...
...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES
EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH
MIDWEEK...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3N 76.3W
ABOUT 120 MI...195 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM SSW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...944 MB...27.88 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
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Melissa now Cat 4 (Original Post)
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malaise
(290,523 posts)1. Jamaican proverb for Melissa
Dawg nyam we suppa.
The further west it moves before turning NE the worst it will be.
Now moving at 5mph. Just light rain overnight.
LuckyCharms
(21,090 posts)2. I'm thinking about you.
Please take all precautions and keep safe.
MiHale
(12,310 posts)3. Be safe, malaise.
hamsterjill
(16,678 posts)6. Just want you and yours to be safe.
Wishing safety, wisdom, strength and community to all in Melissas path.
JMCKUSICK
(4,341 posts)4. Please be smart, be careful, be caring and be safe.
We love you Malaise and your countrymen and women
nitpicked
(1,506 posts)5. Might be slightly overestimated at this moment
The 5 am edt advisory was based on satellite presentation.
8 am: still holding at 140 (the recon hasn't yet finished).