TV6 WEATHER REPORT: TUESDAY 28TH October

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Hurricane Melissa now a Category 4 but still expected to cause massive destruction, Rochelle Edwards tells you more in our weather forecast.

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00:00Let's check in now with Rochelle for tonight's weather forecast.

00:03Thanks, Deesha. Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago. Let's get right to your weather.

00:09Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. today.

00:15However, at 4 p.m., Melissa weakened slightly to a Category 4 system.

00:20But the National Hurricane Center says catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge remain ongoing across the island.

00:28The NHC said it was one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic Basin.

00:35Maximum sustained winds from Melissa are near 185 miles per hour with widespread damage expected to property and infrastructure.

00:45Melissa is moving at a very slow pace.

00:48So just imagine this slow pace with very intense winds.

00:52So much so that experts are describing this intensity as one of a tornado.

00:59So just imagine this intensity moving very slow over the island.

01:03The winds have been reported so strong in some parts of the country that no structure could withstand them.

01:09One Jamaican citizen described the intensity of the winds as so strong you would not be able to stand up.

01:15Now, so far, at least seven hurricane-related deaths have been reported across the Caribbean,

01:22with three each in Jamaica and Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic.

01:27Just to keep you abreast of how things are looking, former Jamaican Senator Imani Duncan Price stated that

01:34some hospitals on the south coast of Jamaica have had their roofs torn off.

01:39A hospital in St. Elizabeth, Price says, had to move some patients up to higher floors.

01:45And in Mandeville, water has risen up to the roofs of houses.

01:49The storm is expected to hit Cuba and bring severe weather to other parts of the Caribbean,

01:55including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

01:59Now, let's look at what's happening right here in Port of Spain.

02:02Currently, temperatures are at 29 degrees, with winds coming southeast at 9 kilometres per hour.

02:09We have humidity at 70%.

02:12And here's what we're getting tonight.

02:15Initially, fair conditions becoming increasingly cloudy with a few showers as the night progresses.

02:21There's a low to medium chance of isolated thunderstorm activity,

02:25mainly after midnight and favouring eastern onshore and nearshore regions.

02:30Minimum temperatures are coming in at 24 degrees in Trinidad and 26 in Tobago.

02:37And tomorrow, we're getting a nice mix of conditions.

02:40According to the Met Office, expect some hot and sunny conditions that will be interrupted

02:45by intervals of increased cloud cover accompanied by isolated showers.

02:50There's a medium chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorm activity.

02:54We have maximum temperatures at 33 degrees in Trinidad and 32 over in Tobago.

02:59And that perfect mix of hot and sunny skies with some periods of rain will continue on Thursday

03:06with maximum temperatures of 33 degrees in Trinidad and 32 in Tobago.

03:12And Friday will not be so hot, bringing some more rain our way with variably cloudy conditions

03:17with periods of light rain over large areas.

03:20Intervals of more settled conditions may occur.

03:24A few heavy showers and thunderstorms are also likely.

03:27Friday's forecast maximum temperatures are 31 degrees in Trinidad and 29 in Tobago.

03:33Let's check in on our seas.

03:35Seas will be moderate with waves 1.5 metres to 2 metres in open waters and near 1 metre in sheltered areas.

03:43And for our sun times, in Trinidad, sunrises at 5.56 and it will set at 5.42.

03:49Over in Tobago, sunrises at 5.53 and it will set at 5.39.

03:53Now, a hazardous sea loot yellow level has been issued for Trinidad and Tobago at 11.50 a.m. today until 4 p.m. on Thursday.

04:04This, as long netherly swells affect the islands.

04:08Waves will be higher, especially around high tide.

04:11Impacts include larger waves that may disrupt fishing, boating and beach activities.

04:16However, conditions will vary as not all areas or times will be affected.

04:21Make sure to check sea conditions before going near the coast.

04:25Avoid swimming and limit nearshore activities.

04:28Secure coastal property and keep monitoring updates from official sites.

04:33Now that we have that covered, here are your Thai times.

04:36That's all for weather tonight.

04:51Don't go anywhere.

04:52There's more news after the break.

04:53There's more news after the break.

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