Tropical Storm Melissa Forecast Advisory Number 5

000 WTNT23 KNHC 221448 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM MELISSA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132025 1500 UTC WED OCT 22 2025 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 73.6W AT 22/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 2 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 34 KT.......100NE 90SE 0SW 60NW. 4 M SEAS....150NE 60SE 0SW 90NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 73.6W AT 22/1500Z AT 22/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.3N 73.5W FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 14.8N 73.9W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 0SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 15.2N 74.3W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...100NE 90SE 30SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z 15.6N 74.4W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 35NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...100NE 90SE 30SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 16.0N 74.4W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT...110NE 90SE 30SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 16.3N 74.6W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 10SW 25NW. 34 KT...110NE 90SE 30SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 16.5N 74.9W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 10SE 10SW 15NW. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 25SW 35NW. 34 KT...120NE 110SE 60SW 80NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 125 NM ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 26/1200Z 16.6N 75.8W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 50 KT... 55NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT...160NE 150SE 80SW 110NW. OUTLOOK VALID 27/1200Z 16.4N 77.4W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. 50 KT... 75NE 55SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...190NE 180SE 130SW 140NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.4N 73.6W INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT33 KNHC/MIATCPAT3...AT 22/1800Z NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/2100Z $$ FORECASTER PAPIN