BREAKING: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s sustained winds are now roaring at 175 MPH, and the air pressure in her searing eye has sunk to 906 MBAR.
— Backpirch Weather (@BackpirchCrew) October 27, 2025
The storm is starting to take the northern turn towards Jamaica, and if she intensifies any further, she will begin to approach the… pic.twitter.com/0Zmeki7SIx
Hurricane Melissa, a rare late-October Category 5 in the Caribbean, has intensified to 175 mph winds and 906 mb pressure, nearing the region's theoretical maximum potential intensity of 180-190 mph based on thermodynamic models from Emanuel (1999).
Satellite animation in the post shows explosive eyewall convection and lightning bursts, confirming rapid deepening driven by warm sea surface temperatures above 29°C, per NHC advisories.
Jamaica faces catastrophic landfall within hours, with forecasts of 40 inches of rain and 13-foot surges, evoking Hurricane Gilbert's 1988 path but amplified by climate-driven warmer waters.
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