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    Melissa

Hurricane Melissa

As dry as the eye is, the shots from inside it on the island should be spectacular, assuming there are folks not too traumatized to take pics. Hopefully Josh nailed his positioning.
 
Blountwolf said:
Sat is just slightly south, this looks like about the best we'll get. I feel certain the NASA folks will have some high-res shots out soon.
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That’s nice, but I’m hoping for one from land like with Hurricane Michael. I would think Josh Morgerman could get it.
 
Taylor Campbell said:
That’s nice, but I’m hoping for one from land like with Hurricane Michael. I would think Josh Morgerman could get it.
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However, I would be more excited about his chances and overall shot of a life time if he was in White House instead of Crawford.
 
I hope otherwise, but I'm not sure we're going to see the level of weakening that we'd like to see as Melissa traverses Jamaica. I think the impacts on Cuba, Haiti, and the Bahamas are going to be very substantial. The kinetic energy has to dissipate somewhere.
 
A bit of information about how many people were making use of official shelters, and in which areas. It sounds like the area where landfall is happening did not have many people make use of the shelters.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

#EyeOnMelissa: Over 6,000 people in 382 shelters, says McKenzie - Jamaica Observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Over 6,000 Jamaicans have taken refuge in 382 shelters in a bid to escape the ravages of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which has now moved dangerously close to the island. The update was provided by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday morning, during a...
www.jamaicaobserver.com www.jamaicaobserver.com
 
Ozonelayer said:
Could it maintain Cat 5 even past Jamaica?
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With the mountains, I think it's exceedingly unlikely that it maintains Cat 5 status across Jamaica, but I wouldn't put Cat 4 out of question. And this storm has overperformed so far, so who knows.
 
Andy Hazelton

@AndyHazelton


Just landed after an absolutely insane flight with
@NOAA_HurrHunter
into #Melissa just before landfall in #Jamaica. I was processing the dropsonde data before it went out. When I saw the 113 m/s (219 knots) just above the surface I couldn't believe it. My display only goes to 100 by default. Such a sad situation for residents in its path. Probably will be a swath of tornado like damage. I think we also almost tied a flight level wind record today. Unfortunately tied the Labor Day hurricane for lowest pressure at landfall in the Atlantic.
 
A tentative bit of relief when thinking about Kingston, but poor Montego Bay. :( Rough ride.
 
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