txags92 said:
If you believe in God, pray for the Jamaicans. Melissa has bombed out overnight and is still strengthening. Central pressure dropped 6 mb in a little over 2 hours between subsequent recon passes this morning and they just measured surface winds of 180 mph in the northern eyewall. Tropical Tidbits has a good aircraft recon page where you can track the hurricane hunter planes and see the data as it comes in if you are into that. But Jamaica is going to get pounded very hard for a prolonged period of time by this slow moving storm. So say a prayer for them if you are inclined, because they are going to need it.
Worth repeating. Obviously by trade I pay close attention to weather and get a lot of updates through various channels and none of this is good. Morning forecasts and models have not changed and In fact guidance and tightened around a direct and nearly central hit to Jamaica. It is going to be long term destruction and likely considerable loss of life per incoming data.
