The center of Melissa is now moving off the northwest coast of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds currently at 145 mph.
The center is currently located about 15 miles east of Montego Bay.
Strong, damaging winds, catastrophic flash flooding and life-threatening storm surge continue to hit parts of the island nation.
People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, Oct. 28, 2025.
Matias Delacroix/AP
The core of Melissa is expected to move away from western Jamaica on Tuesday evening, moving back over the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea as it closes in on southeastern Cuba next.
Melissa is forecast to make a second landfall later Tuesday night along the coast of southeastern Cuba, west of Guantanamo Bay, potentially re-strengthening a bit as it moves across warm water again over the next several hours.
-ABC News’ Dan Peck
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