6:50AM October 29, 2025

RAIN & WIND AT TIMES TODAY; COLDER AIR ARRIVES TONIGHT… Rain will be possible at times over the next couple of hours as a band of showers continues pushing east across the local area. Rain clears out this afternoon but windy conditions are expected to persist throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours. Sustained winds will be in the 10-20 mph range with gusts as high as 25 to 30 mph. Windy conditions should diminish somewhat tonight ahead of another breezy day tomorrow. High temperatures today will range from the low 60s further inland to the mid 70s near the coast. Highs tomorrow will only be in the low to mid 60s.

CLEARING SKIES ON THURSDAY… Clouds will probably hang tough tomorrow morning ahead of clearing skies later in the day. High temperatures on Thursday will be in the low to mid 60s across south Alabama and northwest Florida.

LOWS IN THE 30s TOMORROW NIGHT… Thursday night and Friday night will be the coldest mornings our local area has had in quite some time. Most locales further inland will dip into the upper 30s with low 40s as far south as I-10. Beach communities will likely be in the mid 40s tomorrow night.

NICE WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY… Sunny skies are expected on Friday and Saturday with highs near the 70 degree mark. Friday evening will have temperatures in the 50s with clear skies.

HURRICANE MELISSA BATTERS JAMAICA; CUBA, THE BAHAMAS ENDURING IMPACTS TODAY… Hurricane Warnings continues for parts of eastern Cuba and the southeastern and central Bahamas as the core of Hurricane Melissa continues to push northeastward. A Tropical Storm Warning continues for Camaguey (Cuban province), the Turks & Caicos, and Haiti. Melissa will cause impacts in Bermuda tomorrow into tomorrow night. Rapid movement of Melissa toward the northeast will continue over the next few days across the Atlantic Ocean.

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See all the details in your Wednesday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning. I will have updates posted throughout the day, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.

Have a good Wednesday!

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12:03PM October 28, 2025

HURRICANE MELISSA TIES RECORD FOR STRONGEST LANDFALL EVER OBSERVED IN BASIN… Hurricane Melissa has tied the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest landfall observed in recorded history in the Atlantic Basin, which encompasses the Gulf, Caribbean, and Atlantic. The Hurricane Hunter aircraft crew used a dropsonde to identify a 892 millibar minimum central pressure. This makes Melissa the third strongest hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic Basin (behind Wilma in 2005 and Gilbert in 1988). Those two storms did not make landfall at peak intensity. Melissa, however, has slammed into western Jamaica at peak intensity. Maximum winds are near 185 mph, making Melissa a high-end, category 5 hurricane at landfall. The Saffir-Simpson Scale maxes out at cat. 5 intensity. There are no category 6 or category 7 storms.

CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS EXPECTED IN JAMAICA… Damage in Jamaica, particularly in the western part of the island, is expected to be catastrophic. The core of Hurricane Melissa will continue moving north over the next several hours. Major hurricane conditions are expected across Jamaica through this evening. Eastern Cuba will have major hurricane impacts starting tonight and extending into Wednesday. The Turks & Caicos islands are expected to have impacts due to Melissa later this week. Bermuda may also have impacts due to Melissa as the storm rapidly moves across the Atlantic into the weekend.

HURRICANE HUNTER CREW EVACUATES OUT OF MELISSA… The USAF Hurricane Hunter crew released this statement a short time ago: “A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crew (call sign TEAL75), known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, is returning to its forward operating location in Curacao after encountering heavy turbulence today while entering the eye of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm. During the event, the aircraft briefly experienced forces stronger than normal due to turbulence. While this does not automatically indicate damage, standard safety procedures require an inspection before returning to operations. The 53rd WRS is an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.”

APP… If you haven’t already downloaded the RedZone Weather app, now is a great time to do that. redzoneweather.com/app is the link to the free download. Once you have the RZW app installed on your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab to turn on the specific notifications you’d like to receive. All notifications are handcrafted by me. No automation and we promise not to bug you!

I will have more updates posted throughout the day in the RedZone Weather app. Join me in praying for the folks in Jamaica!

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