ALERT #22 ON HURRICANE MELISSA issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology at 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, October 29th , 2025.
BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION
Telephone: 377-7178 / 377-7040
Fax No. 377-5275
Nassau, Bahamas
Website: https://met.gov.bs
Email: meteo@batelnet.bs
ALERT #22 ON HURRICANE MELISSA issued by The Bahamas Department of
Meteorology at 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, October 29th, 2025.
MELISSA CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER EASTERN CUBA AND WILL
SOON EMERGE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS, BRINGING
DAMAGING WINDS FLOODING RAINS AND DANGEROUS STORM
SURGE TO CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS TODAY...
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS BEGINNING
TO IMPACT THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
BAHAMAS, AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATER TODAY…
THE ISLANDS SET TO RECEIVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ARE:
RAGGED ISLAND, LONG ISLAND, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND,
LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR, AND THE
MAINLAND OF EXUMA…
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Central and Southeast
Bahamas. This includes Exuma and its Cays, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, Long
Island, San Salvador, Cat Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay,
Mayaguana, and Inagua.
A Hurricane Warning means that Hurricane conditions are expected in the
mentioned islands within 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands
A Tropical Storm Warning means that Tropical Storm conditions are expected
in the mentioned islands within 36 hours
At 8 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Melissa was located near latitude 20.6
degrees north and longitude 75.7 degrees west, or about 45 miles West of
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 90 miles South-Southwest of Duncan Town, Ragged
Island, 155 miles Southwest of Salina Point, Acklins, 129 miles West-Southwest
of Matthew Town, Inagua, 214 miles West-Southwest of Providenciales, Turks
and Caicos Islands, 179 miles Southwest of Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana, and
278 miles South of New Providence.
Hurricane Melissa is moving toward the North-northeast near 14 miles per
hour. A faster northeastward motion is expected during the next few days. On the
forecast track, the core of Melissa is expected to move offshore Eastern Cuba this
morning, move across the Southeast or Central Bahamas later today and away from
The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands by Thursday morning.
FILE NO: 7.6A
Maximum sustained winds are now near 105 miles per hour with higher gusts.
Hurricane Melissa is a Category 2hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind
Scale. Melissa is expected to remain a powerful hurricane when it moves across The Bahamas later today.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center, and
tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles.
Residents in the Central and Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
are now experiencing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms associated with Melissa.
These conditions will continue throughout today and into tonight. There is also the
possibility that isolated tornadic activity will also occur.
Residents in the Ragged Island, Inagua and Acklins are now beginning to experience
Tropical Storm force winds. These conditions will spread into Crooked Island, Long
Cay, Long Island and Rum Cay during this morning, and into San Salvador,
Southern Exuma, South Cat Island and the Turks and Caicos Islands during this
afternoon. Hurricane force winds could be experienced in Acklins, Crooked Island,
Long Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador this afternoon. Residents should remain
indoors until the Tropical Storm and Hurricane force winds subside tonight and tomorrow morning.
Potential Impacts:
Hurricane Melissa, will bring extended periods of violent winds, heavy rain, and
widespread inland and coastal flooding, along with hazardous sea conditions to the
islands in the Central and Southeast Bahamas, as well as the Turks and Caicos
Islands today and tonight. The islands expected to experience the strongest impact
are Ragged Island, Long Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, Samana Cay,
Rum Cay and San Salvador. However, the extent of the impact depends on Melissa's
strength as it moves through the Central and Southeast Bahamas.
Rainfall Amount:
A total rainfall of 5 to 10 inches is expected over the Southeast Bahamas
through Wednesday, resulting in severe flooding in the islands. Expected
rainfall totals for the Turks and Caicos Islands are approximately 1 to 3 inches
Storm Surge:
A storm surge of 5 to 8 feet above normally dry ground is possible in the
Southeast Bahamas, and 2 to 4 feet in the Turks and Caicos Islands on
Wednesday.
The next Alert on Hurricane Melissa will be issued at 12 PM.
Issued by: Anastashia Fernander