TV6 WEATHER REPORT: WEDNESDAY 29TH OCTOBER

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Cuba suffered significant damage from Hurricane Melissa and she's on her way to the Bahamas next, Rochelle Edwards is here to tell you more in our weather forecast.

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00:00And now with Rochelle for more on tonight's weather forecast.

00:03Thanks, Deesha. Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago.

00:06Here's the 411 on your weather.

00:09Hurricane Melissa made Latin fall in Cuba this morning

00:12as an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane.

00:16The National Hurricane Center indicated that Cuba suffered significant damage.

00:21The storm brought 115 mph winds and heavy rain flooding streets,

00:26knocking down trees, breaking windows and doors.

00:30Damaging buildings and disconnecting parts of the country from the power grid.

00:35Around 140,000 people are cut off by rising river levels

00:39as the storm lashes the country and is now passing through the Bahamas

00:44as a Category 1 hurricane.

00:47Yesterday, Melissa hit Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record,

00:52causing major damage to public infrastructures and left most of the island without power.

00:57The full extent of the devastation is unclear with some areas inaccessible.

01:02So far, four bodies were recovered in Jamaica's badly hit St. Elizabeth Parish

01:07and another three died on the island during storm preparations.

01:11At least 20 people have died in Haiti after a river flooded by Melissa burst its banks

01:17and one person died in the Dominican Republic.

01:20The death toll is currently increasing.

01:22A hurricane warning remains in place for areas including Bermuda,

01:27while a tropical storm warning is in place for the Turks and Caicos Islands, among others.

01:33Again, this is very sad news.

01:35Let's continue to keep these countries in our prayers.

01:38Moving on now to conditions in Port of Spain currently.

01:41Port of Spain is partly cloudy with temperatures at 31 degrees.

01:45We have winds coming east-southeast at 19 kilometers per hour and humidity at 66%.

01:52And tonight will be mostly fair, but brace for some intermittent partly cloudy intervals

01:57associated with isolated light to moderate showers.

02:01Minimum temperatures are coming in at 24 degrees in Trinidad and 26 in Tobago.

02:07So, fair conditions expected tomorrow, but you should still carry your umbrellas with you

02:12because conditions will eventually change, becoming party cloudy at times from just around midday.

02:18With a few isolated showers and a chance of some thunderstorms near hilly and western areas.

02:24And just a reminder that in the vicinity of heavy showers or thunderstorms,

02:28expect gusty winds and street or flash flooding.

02:31We have maximum temperatures coming in tomorrow at 33 degrees in Trinidad and 32 over in Tobago.

02:38Now, let's check conditions for my two favorite days of the week.

02:43Some of you might agree.

02:44In our two-day forecast, the Met Office says Friday will be partly cloudy from late morning to afternoon

02:50with isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms as well developing over most areas.

02:56With maximum temperatures at 32 degrees in Trinidad and 30 degrees in Tobago.

03:01On Saturday, we'll be fair to party cloudy at times with isolated showers and thunderstorms again developing over most areas.

03:09Maximum temperatures are expected to be 33 degrees in Trinidad and 31 in Tobago on Saturday.

03:15Taking a quick look at our sun times now.

03:18In Trinidad, sunrise is at 5.56 and in Tobago it's at 5.53.

03:22Our sunset is at 5.52 in Trinidad and it will set at 5.39 in Tobago.

03:27But before we head over to our seas, just a reminder that we are still under a hazardous yellow level until 4 p.m. on Thursday.

03:37Waves will be higher, especially around high tide.

03:40These larger waves may disrupt fishing, boating and beach activities, so be safe out there.

03:46Our seas are looking moderate with waves 1.5 meters to 2 meters in open waters and 0.5 meters to 1 meter in sheltered areas.

03:55It's now time for your tide times.

03:57That's all for weather tonight.

04:11Don't go anywhere.

04:12There's more news when we come back.

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