ALERT #29 ON HURRICANE MELISSA issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology at 6 AM EDT, Thursday October 30th , 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 #29 ON HURRICANE MELISSA issued by The Bahamas Department of

Meteorology at 6 AM EDT, Thursday October 30th

, 2025.

… HURRICANE MELISSA CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE

BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS…

Hurricane Warning for the Central and Southeast Bahamas is discontinued.

Tropical Storm Warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands is discontinued.

At 5 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Melissa was located near Latitude 25.8

degrees North and Longitude 73.4 degrees West, or about, 135 miles Northeast

of Cockburn Town, San Salvador, and 250 miles East-Northeast of New

Providence.

Hurricane Melissa is moving toward the north-northeast near 21 miles per

hour. 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.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 105 miles per hour with

higher gusts. Slight strengthening is possible today before weakening likely

begins on Friday

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center, and

tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles mainly to the North

and East of the center.

Residents in the Central and Southeast Bahamas, are cautioned that even

though the Hurricane warning is discontinued, the All Clear has NOT been

given. Residents are asked to remain indoors until First Responders complete

assessments of their Islands and ensure that it is safe for them to begin moving

about.

Residents in the Central and South Bahamas will experience brief periods of showers

and thunderstorms associated with the outer bands of Melissa throughout today.

These showers and thunderstorms could become violent at times and may also

contain tornadic activities

This will be the final Alert issued on Hurricane Melissa by the Bahamas Department

of Meteorology. The Department will continue issuing News Items on Melissa until

it dissipates.

Issued by: Jeffrey Simmons