TROPICAL STORM MELISSA!

TROPICAL STORM MELISSA near 7 Military Strikes? VENEZUELA COAST° ~Caribbean Sea!

THE 13TH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA... AND BECOMES LIFE THREATENING!
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...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF HAITI...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION...14.3N 71.7W
ABOUT 300 MI...480 KM S OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES:

A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the southern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince.
The government of Jamaica has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the island.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Border with Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Jamaica

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours
before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

Interests elsewhere in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba
should monitor the progress of Melissa.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
SOURCES
NHC
GOES STAR
ZOOM EARTH
TROPICAL TIDBITS