Satellite image of Hurricane Melissa as it nears Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR-GOES 19
Hurricane Melissa could become a Category 5 hurricane just before it makes landfall in Jamaica on the evening of Oct. 27 or the morning of Oct. 28, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm was still a Category 4 hurricane as of 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 26, boasting maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, but the National Hurricane Center forecast that those winds would reach 160 mph by the morning of Oct. 27.
