"The sole bright spot is that, as of Monday, the core of the storm's strongest winds remains fairly small. Based on recent data, its hurricane-force winds only extend about 25 miles from the center. Unfortunately, Melissa will make a direct hit on Jamaica, with the island's capital city of Kingston to the right of the center, where winds and surge will be greatest."
"Beyond Jamaica, Melissa will likely be one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit Cuba. Melissa will impact the eastern half of the island on Tuesday night, bringing the trifecta of heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and storm surge. The storm also poses lesser threats to Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and potentially Bermuda down the line. There will be no impacts in the United States."
"A sneakily strong season Most US coastal residents will consider this Atlantic season, which officially ends in a little more than a month, to be fairly quiet. There have been relatively few direct impacts to the United States from named storms. But this season has been sneakily strong. Melissa is just the 45th storm since 1851 to reach Category 5 status, as defined as having sustained winds of 157 mph or greater."
Melissa is a compact but powerful hurricane whose hurricane-force winds extend about 25 miles from the center. The storm will make a direct landfall on Jamaica, with Kingston on the more dangerous right side, producing the strongest winds and surge. Melissa will then impact eastern Cuba Tuesday night, bringing heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and storm surge, while also posing threats to Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and possibly Bermuda. The United States will see no impacts. The Atlantic season has produced three Category 5 hurricanes—Erin, Humberto, and now Melissa—matching 2005 as the only seasons with three Category 5s, though Erin and Humberto posed minimal land threat.
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