BERMUDA HERE COMES HURRICANE MELISSA!

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...CONDITIONS IN BERMUDA WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.0N 70.9W
ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM WSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 30 MPH...48 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. Preparations should be rushed to
completion in Bermuda before tropical-storm-force winds reach the
island later today.

After Melissa becomes post-tropical, a brief period of heavy rain
and gusty winds is possible over the southern Avalon Peninsula of
Newfoundland Friday night. For more information on impacts in
Canada, see the Canadian Hurricane Center website at
https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/index_e.html

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products
issued by your national meteorological service.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Melissa was
located near latitude 29.0 North, longitude 70.9 West. Melissa is
moving toward the northeast near 30 mph (48 km/h), and this motion
is expected to continue 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 remain near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is expected today, and a weakening
trend is likely to begin on Friday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 75 miles (120 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 255
miles (405 km).
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