Issued at 500 AM AST Fri Oct 31 2025
000 WTNT33 KNHC 310910 CCA TCPAT3 BULLETIN Hurricane Melissa Advisory Number 40...Corrected NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025 500 AM AST Fri Oct 31 2025 Corrected time of next advisory issuance ...MELISSA MOVING QUICKLY AWAY FROM BERMUDA... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...35.9N 64.0W ABOUT 255 MI...405 KM N OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 41 MPH...67 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Meteorological Service of Bermuda has discontinued the Hurricane Warning for Bermuda. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: None. After Melissa becomes post-tropical, a brief period of heavy rain and gusty winds is possible over the southern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland tonight. For more information on impacts in Canada, see the Canadian Hurricane Center website at https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/index_e.html For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Melissa was located near latitude 35.9 North, longitude 64.0 West. Melissa is moving toward the northeast near 41 mph (67 km/h). This general motion is expected to continue into Saturday, followed by a gradual slowdown and turn toward the east-northeast later this weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Melissa is expected to pass to the south of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph (150 km/h) with higher gusts. Melissa is expected to become a strong post-tropical cyclone later today, with gradual weakening forecast over the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 265 miles (425 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 973 mb (28.74 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Melissa can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO header WTNT43 KNHC. WIND: Gusty winds over Bermuda will gradually subside this morning. Gusty winds are possible over the southern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland tonight. RAINFALL: A brief period of heavy rain is possible over the southern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland tonight. STORM SURGE: Water levels should continue to subside this morning for Bermuda. SURF: Swells generated by Melissa will continue to affect portions of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Bermuda during the next couple of days. These swells are expected to reach the coast of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada today 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 office. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST. $$ Forecaster Reinhart