...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA...
Hurricane Melissa Advisory Number 37
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
1100 AM EDT Thu Oct 30 2025
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 71.7W
ABOUT 515 MI...830 KM SW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations should be rushed to completion in Bermuda before tropical-storm-force winds reach the island later today.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteor-ological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Melissa was located near latitude 27.8 North, longitude 71.7 West. Melissa is moving toward the north-northeast near 24 mph (39 km/h), and the hurricane is expected to continue accelerating northeastward during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Melissa is expected to pass to the northwest of Bermuda later today
and tonight.
Data from Air Force Reserve Reconnaissance Aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected today, and a weakening
trend is likely to begin on Friday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 75 miles (120 km) from the center and tropi-cal-storm-force winds extend outward up to 220 miles (350 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 965 mb (28.50 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Tropical storm conditions will begin on Bermuda late this
afternoon, with hurricane conditions expected there tonight.
RAINFALL: An additional 1 to 2 inches is possible today over portions of Hispaniola.
For Bermuda, outer bands of Melissa may bring an inch of rain through tonight.
STORM SURGE: Coastal flooding from storm surge is possible in areas
of onshore winds for Bermuda.
SURF: Swells generated by Melissa will continue to affect portions of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands during the next couple of days, and will spread toward Bermuda later today. Swells generated by Melissa are also likely to reach the coast of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada Friday and persist into the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather of-fice.
Forecaster Hagen
