00:00Check in with Rochelle for more in tonight's weather forecast.
00:03Thanks, Disha. Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago.
00:07A lot has been going on in TNT and around the world, so let's get right to it.
00:12All eyes are on Hurricane Melissa. Here's what's happening.
00:16The National Hurricane Center this morning reported that Melissa was previously a Category 4 hurricane,
00:23but has since gained strength and progressed into a Category 5 hurricane, the maximum strength.
00:29With sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, Category 5 hurricane, Melissa, is in the Caribbean Sea,
00:38145 miles southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, and 330 miles southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba.
00:47The core of Melissa is expected to move over Jamaica tonight and early Tuesday.
00:52And across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night and southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday,
00:58still expected to be at hurricane strength when it moves across the Bahamas.
01:03According to forecasters, some fluctuations in intensity are likely before Melissa makes landfall on Jamaica on Tuesday.
01:11The hurricane is slow-moving but deadly, threatening to unleash torrential rains and destructive winds on the Caribbean island.
01:19Authorities fear Melissa, which has already been blamed for the death of four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic,
01:27could become the strongest hurricane ever to hit Jamaica.
01:30Meteorologists warn that Melissa's slow pace means it is set to dump torrential rain on affected areas for longer,
01:38increasing the risk of deadly flooding and landslides.
01:41Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Hulness, has ordered the immediate evacuation of several vulnerable communities across the island.
01:50Officials also urge residents in low-lying and flood-run areas to seek shelter in safer areas.
01:56Really unfortunate news. Let's all keep Jamaica in our prayers.
02:00Shaking things up a bit, a powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Eastern Caribbean on Monday morning,
02:08sending tremors across several islands, including Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua and Bermuda.
02:14According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, the quake occurred at 8.38 a.m.
02:21Residents across the region reported feeling strong shaking that lasted several seconds.
02:27There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.
02:31The U.S. Seismic Research Centre based in Trinidad and Tobago continues to monitor the situation.
02:37And on Friday evening, we all felt that 5.0 magnitude earthquake right here in Trinidad.
02:43As I mentioned, there's a lot going on.
02:46Now let's take a look at what's happening right here in Port of Spain.
02:50Currently, we have temperatures at 28 degrees and winds coming north.
02:56We have humidity at 74%.
02:59And in Tobago, temperatures are 29 degrees with winds coming east and southeast at 11 kilometers per hour with humidity at 79%.
03:09Looking now at what we're getting tonight, conditions will be generally fair with a chance for a brief shower in some areas.
03:17We have minimum temperatures at 24 degrees in Trinidad and 26 in Tobago.
03:22Now, the sun will come out tomorrow but only for a little while so make sure and have those umbrellas nearby.
03:30As the Met Office says, expect a mostly fair and sunny morning that will become partly cloudy at times from late morning to afternoon.
03:38With brief showers over some areas and a low to medium chance for a localized heavy shower, mainly near hilly areas.
03:46We have maximum temperatures coming in at 33 degrees in Trinidad and 32 over in Tobago.
03:53And in our two-day forecast, Wednesday and Thursday will follow suit with mostly sunny morning becoming partly cloudy at times.
04:01With some brief showers over some areas and with isolated heavy showers over western Trinidad.
04:07The forecast's maximum temperatures are 33 degrees in Trinidad and 32 in Tobago for both Wednesday and Thursday.
04:15Let's head over to our seas now.
04:18Seas will be moderate with waves 1.5 meters to 2 meters in open waters and 1 meter occasionally choppy in sheltered areas.
04:26Looking at our sun times now, in Trinidad, sunrise is at 5.56 and it was set at 5.42.
04:33Over in Tobago, however, sunrise is at 5.53 and it was set at 5.39.
04:39It's now time for your tight times.
04:41That's all for weather tonight.
04:56Don't go anywhere.
04:57There's more news when we come back.
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