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HURRICANE MELISSA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132025
1000 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2025
..CATASTROPHIC WINDS MOVING ONSHORE SOUTHERN JAMAICA
..LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE
..1000 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! TAKE
COVER NOW! FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY, AND LOSS OF LIFE. RESIDENTS IN JAMAICA THAT EXPERIENCE THE
EYE SHOULD NOT LEAVE THEIR SHELTER AS WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
WITHIN THE BACKSIDE OF THE EYEWALL OF MELISSA.
TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS PUT AS
MANY WALLS AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE. AN INTERIOR ROOM
WITHOUT WINDOWS, IDEALLY ONE WHERE YOU CAN ALSO AVOID FALLING TREES,
IS THE SAFEST PLACE YOU CAN BE IN A BUILDING. YOU CAN COVER YOURSELF
WITH A MATTRESS AND WEAR A HELMET FOR ADDED PROTECTION.
NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FIND THAT MELISSA CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 185 MPH (295 KM/H).THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO 892 MB (26.34 INCHES) BASED
ON NOAA AND HURRICANE HUNTER AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT DATA.
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE FULL ADVISORY PACKAGE AT
1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC).
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 78.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES
FORECASTER KELLY
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