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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 23/09/2026

Twelve-hour loop of Hurricane #Polo off the western coast of Mexico. GOES-West, Channel 13, via my dashboard. #wx #wxsky #hurricanepolo

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 07/09/2026

Haven't posted in a while so this close-up of the eye Hurricane's #Lowell will hopefully make up for it. #swirlythings #wx #wxsky

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 16/04/2026

It's the 15th anniversary of the tornado outbreak in North Carolina. 24 lives were lost that day in NC, including 12 in my birthplace Bertie County, where an EF3 tornado devastated parts of Askewville and surrounding communities. #OTD #ncwx #tornado

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 14/04/2026

Look! A typhoon on Guam radar📡🌀 Per the JTWC: #SuperTyphoon #Sinlaku (04W) • 145 kt sustained, 175 kt gusts. • Large, symmetric wind field; slow NW track. • Forecast keeps it at Cat‑5 intensity through the next 24 hours. #SuperTyphoonSinlaku

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 07/04/2026

The sun coming out of eclipse from behind the moon, via the Orion MPCV just a few moments ago. Via #NASA #Artemis II live-stream - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1...

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 06/04/2026

I call this "The #Artemis Hat Trick". Spectacular!

Screenshot from the NASA live feed of the Artemis 2 mission around the moon that shows the Orion MPCV in the foreground, the moon in the middle and a crescent Earth in the background.

#artemisii #artemis2 #nasa #moon #earth

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 06/04/2026

Beat me by 45 seconds <snaps fingers> 😂

Screenshot of two Bluesky post within seconds of each other showing the floating Nutella jar in the Orion spacecraft

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 06/04/2026

The marketing team at Nutella has instantly shifted into overdrive... #ArtemisII #Artemis2

Screenshot from the Orion MPCV from the Artmeis II mission around the moon, showing a jar of Nutella spread floating around the cockpit.

#artemis2 #artemisII #nasa #moonmission #moon #space

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 02/04/2026

The view of the #Artemis2 launch, as seen from GOES-East this evening. Visible loop and rocket plume composite. #space #wx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 16/03/2026

(2/2) The main threats are damaging winds (in excess of 70 MPH possible), tornadoes (some could be EF2 or higher) with a lesser threat of damaging hail. Have multiple ways to receive warnings today. #ncwx #severwx #tornado #wind #hail #wxtwitter

One of the keys to staying safe during the severe weather season is making sure that you have a way to receive lifesaving severe weather watches and warnings. There are many methods and tools, some of which are available with no cost or fees, that you can use to receive these important lifesaving alerts no matter where you are - at home, at school, or at work.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #tornado #wind #hail #severewx #severeweather

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 16/03/2026

(1/2) 🧵 Today is a Weather-Aware Day for our region. A strong cold front will be pushing through this afternoon bringing with it an elevated chance of severe weather. The SPC has portions of central NC under a Moderate (4 out of 5) risk for #severe weather. #wx #wxsky #ncwx #tornado

SPC Graphic for NC showing an elevated risk of severe weather for today.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #tornado #wind #hail #severewx #severeweather

SPC Graphic for NC showing an elevated risk of tornadoes for today.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #tornado #wind #hail #severewx #severeweather

SPC Graphic for NC showing an elevated risk of damaging winds for today.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #tornado #wind #hail #severewx #severeweather

SPC Graphic for NC showing an slight risk of severe hail for today.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #tornado #wind #hail #severewx #severeweather

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 25/02/2026

"And here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods..."

Graphic showing temperatures across the United States, but the numbers are so large and overlapping so much, that they obscure the entire map. In the lower right are pictures of Williard Scott and Al Roker of the morning show "Today" from the American TV network, NBC.

#wx #wxsky #weather #uswx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 17/02/2026

Lots of UI and other stuff to do, but it's been playing around with it.

Screenshot of a python-backend, local-dev website that polls various weather data from NWS, NOAA, and other free sources.

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 17/02/2026

I finally got around to getting MRMS data in my work-in-progress alpha-stage dashboard. My biggest hurdle that I can't seem to get over is the colormap for IR and WV GOES images. I just can't seem to get it to look like I want.

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 01/02/2026

Checking out the NOAA-20 VIIRS images, it's cool to see the barrier islands coated in #snow, too. #wx #ncwx ge.ssec.wisc.edu/viirs-today/...

Zoomed-in visible satellite image of the barrier islands of North Carolina, clearly visible, white with snow cover.

#wx #weather #wxsky #ncwx #northcarolina #winterstorm

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 01/02/2026

That's a lot of #snow coverage. Epic storm for most of the Carolinas. #wx #ncwx #wxsky

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 01/02/2026

Drone footage over Winterville, NC showing #snow as far as the eye can see. A snowstorm to remember. Officially measured just a touch over a foot at my location, with higher drifts. The biggest storm since March 1980 (December 1989 for the coast) for many parts of North Carolina. #wx #wxsky #ncwx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 30/01/2026

The @NWS has an awesome dashboard for finding pretty much any weather data for thousands of locations. weather.gov/forecastpoints You should bookmark it! #ncwx #wx #wxsky #weather

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/01/2026

Here's a Level2 loop from my dashboard.

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/01/2026

Working on a personal dashboard using MetPy to produce satellite and radar loops. Currently using THREDDS, but I want to know which source is better and faster to download (AWS, Google, etc)? I'm also curious about how to get the colormaps correct for the colorized ABI channels. #ncwx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/01/2026

Phrase of the day - "dry slot". Who's forecast will bust because of this enemy to #snow lovers? #ncwx #wx #wxsky

Graphic showing several weather models of the storm affecting NC this weekend. All of them show a slot of no precipitation, known as a dry slot, which is hard to predict and can affect forecast totals.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #encwx #snow #winterstorm

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/01/2026

Initial snow forecast totals for the upcoming winter storm that will impact us in North Carolina this weekend. Totals taken from the Winter Storm Watch text for each NWS office that serves NC. #ncwx #wx #wxsky

Graphic showing the initial forecast snow totals for the upcoming winter storm in the Carolinas. 4-8" for western NC, 6-10" for central NC, 8-15" for northeast NC, 8-12' for the inland sound counties, 3-6" for southeast NC, and 10-16" for the Albemarle/Pamlico pennisuls and Outer Banks.

#wx #weather #wxsky #winterstorm #snow #ncwx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 21/01/2026

Can the hear the roar of the shopping carts yet? #ncwx #WinterStorm

An image of two slices of bread in a plate. On top of each slice of bread is an unbroken egg. The bread an plate is soaked in milk and there is a glass of milk sitting behind the plate.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #encwx #winter #winterstorm #snow #snOMG

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 21/01/2026

This would the most ice seen in North Carolina since the citizens ran them out last year. #ncwx

Screenshot of NCHurricane.com, showing the current weather for Pitt County, NC. The forecast is for an ice storm over the weekend.

#wx #wxsky #weather #ncwx #encwx #winter #freezingrain #ice #snow #snOMG

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 15/12/2025

Last night's sound-enhanced #snow band, over parts of eastern North Carolina, dropped enough snow for it to be seen from GOES-East satellite this morning. Up to an estimated half-inch fell in some spots. #ncwx #snOMG

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 11/11/2025

A rare pre-Thanksgiving #snow for eastern NC gave up to an inch of accumulation in isolated spots. Is it now leaving as quickly as it arrived. #ncwx #snOMG #wx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 11/11/2025

Teddy is helping me look for token #snow flakes tonight. #wx #wxsky #ncwx

Our marbled tabby male Teddy looking out of a storm door into our yard at night.

#ncwx #encwx #snow #snOMG #wx #wxsky #weather #snow #snowflakes #photography

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 10/11/2025

It's that time of year again, Florida... #wx #flwx #iguana

Fake weather graphic that reads "Catatonic Iguana Warning" with a map of south Florida.

#flwx #wx #weather #wxsky #cold #iguana

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 07/11/2025

I think I saw the release of GTA 6 in the ST:TNG episode "Sins of the Father." So GTA 6 will released on Stardate 43685.2 #gta6

Photo of Data, Georgi LaForge, and William Riker of Star Trek: The Next Generation looking at a monitor that says "Released Grand Theft Auto VI Today!"

#gtavi #gta6 #startrek #grandtheftauto

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/10/2025

Time-lapse of #Melissa becoming one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. #hurricanemelissa #wx

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 29/10/2025

Enjoy 10 seconds of the bonded brothers, Teddy and Bailey, during bath time. #catdad #cat

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

The center of #Melissa is emerging back into the ocean. The terrain of #Jamaica disrupted the core, but it will soon be fully over very warm waters as it makes its way towards a second landfall in eastern #Cuba. As of the last advisory, it was still a category 4. #hurricanemelissa

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

Hi-res view into eye of category 5 #Hurricane #Melissa just before landfall on the South Coast of #Jamaica this afternoon. As seen from the Sentinel-2 satellite (link): browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu?zoom=12&lat=...

Zoomed-in shot of the eye of Hurricane Melissa, just off the coast of Jamaica this afternoon, as seen from the Sentinel-2 satellite

#wx #weather #wxsky #hurricane #hurricanemelissa #melissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

Here's what #Melissa looks like from GOES-West. The compression doesn't do the stadium effect justice. Here's the link to the CIRA SLIDER loop: rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu?sat=goes-18&... #hurricanemelissa

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

It looks like (barring a last minute wobble) that this will be the area of landfall for #Melissa, near the border of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth Perishes.

Close of map of the coast of Jamaica, near the border of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth Perishes.

#wx #wxsky #weather #hurricanemelissa #melissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

I can't imagine what the surge levels will be in the Black River Bay with the path #Melissa is taking upon landfall. Very bad angle vs the topography. #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

The 11am advisory from the NHC on #Melissa. 892 mb is the third lowest pressure recorded for an Atlantic hurricane, behind Wilma (2005) - 882mb and Gilbert (1998) - 888mb. Official info: www.nhc.noaa.gov#Melissa My Melissa Page: www.nchurricane.com/active/?stor... #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

Hurricane Melissa screenshot from NCHurricane.com

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.9N 77.9W
ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM SE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 235 MI...380 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES

#wx #wxsky #weather #hurricanemelissa #melissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

A slight northward wobble as #Melissa makes final approach on the Jamaica coastline. Source: www.weathernerds.org/satellite/?i... #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

#Melissa getting close to landfall. Hurricane force winds likely affecting St. Elizabeth parish, including Treasure Beach by now. #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

Since the Jamaica Meteorological Service website is down, we have to go to the Pilón, Cuba radar to see #Melissa approach landfall in Jamaica. www.insmet.cu/asp/genesis.... #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

Latest update on #Melissa from the National Hurricane Center Última actualización sobre Melissa del Centro Nacional de Huracanes - www.nhc.noaa.gov#Melissa #hurricanemelissa #huracánmelissa

Latest update on Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

"...CATASTROPHIC WINDS MOVING ONSHORE SOUTHERN JAMAICA...
...LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...
...1000 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! TAKE
COVER NOW! Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious
injury, and loss of life. Residents in Jamaica that experience the
eye should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase
within the backside of the eyewall of Melissa.

To protect yourself from wind, the best thing you can do is put as
many walls as possible between you and the outside. An interior room
without windows, ideally one where you can also avoid falling trees,
is the safest place you can be in a building. You can cover yourself
with a mattress and wear a helmet for added protection.

NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft find that Melissa continues to
strengthen with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h).The
minimum central pressure has fallen to 892 mb (26.34 inches) based
on NOAA and Hurricane Hunter Air Force Reserve aircraft data.

The next update will be provided with the full advisory package at
1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.7N 78.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES"

#melissa #hurricanemelissa #jamaica #wx #wxsky #weather

$Última actualización sobre Melissa del Centro Nacional de Huracanes "Huracán Melissa Ciclón Tropical Actualización Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL AL132025 1000 AM EDT martes 28 de octubre de 2025 ...VIENTOS CATASTRÓFICOS MOVIÉNDOSE EN LA COSTA DEL SUR DE JAMAICA... ...ÚLTIMA OPORTUNIDAD DE PROTEGER SU VIDA... ...1000 AM EDT ACTUALIZACIÓN DE POSICIÓN... ¡ESTA ES UNA SITUACIÓN EXTREMADAMENTE PELIGROSA Y AMENAZANTE PARA LA VIDA! ¡TOME COBERTURA AHORA! El fracaso en refugiarse adecuadamente puede resultar en lesiones graves y pérdida de vidas. Los residentes en Jamaica que experimentan el ojo no deben dejar su refugio a medida que los vientos aumentarán rápidamente dentro de la parte trasera de la pared del ojo de Melissa. Para protegerse del viento, lo mejor que puede hacer es poner tantos muros como sea posible entre usted y el exterior. Una habitación interior sin ventanas, idealmente una donde también puede evitar la caída de árboles, es el lugar más seguro en el que puede estar en un edificio. Puede cubrirse con un colchón y usar un casco para protección adicional. Un avión Cazahuracán de la NOAA encuentra que Melissa continúa fortaleciéndose con vientos máximos sostenidos de 185 mph (295 km/h).La presión central mínima ha caído a 892 mb (26.34 pulgadas) basada en datos de aviones de la NOAA y la Reserva de la Fuerza Aérea Cazahuracán La próxima actualización se proporcionará con el paquete de advertencia completo a las 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC). RESUMEN DE 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMACIÓN ---------------------------------------------- UBICACIÓN...17.7N 78.1W ALREDEDOR DE 45 MI...70 KM SSE DE NEGRIL JAMAICA ALREDEDOR DE 255 MI...410 KM SW DE GUANTANAMO CUBA VIENTOS MÁXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...185 MPH...295 KM/H MOVIMIENTO ACTUAL...NNE O 20 GRADOS A 7 MPH...11 KM/H PRESIÓN CENTRAL MÍNIMA...892 MB...26.34 PULGADAS"$

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

#Hurricane force winds (64kt+) only extend 20-25 nautical miles (23-28 mi/37-46 km) from the center of #Melissa. Anyone in the direct path *could* experience gusts to 180 or higher, but it will not be continuous. Higher elevations will have a better chance at higher gusts. #hurricanemelissa

Screenshot of NCHurricane.com's Melissa Page showing the extent of hurricane force winds.

#melissa #hurricanemelissa #wx #wxsky #weather

Screenshot of NCHurricane.com's Melissa Page showing the wind analysis graphic from OSHO.

#melissa #hurricanemelissa #wx #wxsky #weather

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

"Looks like they are heading out NW now. They were probably just trying to figure out the best path out, which is basically impossible when the entire eyewall is lit up with severe turb and lightning. Same thing happened on my Michael flight: " x.com/JeremyDeHart... #hurricanemelissa #melissa

X post from AF Reserve Met Jeremy DeHart on X: Looks like they are heading out NW now. They were probably just trying to figure out the best path out, which is basically impossible when the entire eyewall is lit up with severe turb and lightning. Same thing happened on my Michael flight:"

#wx #wxsky #weather #melissa #hurricanemelissa

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

Via Meteorologist Jeremy DeHart of the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters on X: x.com/JeremyDeHart... I was wondering if that pattern was typical. #melissa #hurricanemelissa

X - post from Hurricane Hunter Met Jeremy DeHart on X: "Increasingly worried about my crew mates as they have been circling in the eye for over 20 mins now. Still no dropsonde has been transmitted. Extrap SLP is down to 892mb. Hopefully they are just trying to get a good sonde out and it's not something more serious."

#melissa #hurricanemelissa #wx #wxsky #weather

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Chuck Copeland 🌀 @chuckcopelandwx.com · 28/10/2025

#Hurricane #Melissa is now in rarified air of sub 900mb. Max sustained winds 180 mph. Official info: hurricane.gov My Melissa page: www.nchurricane.com/active/?stor... #hurricanemelissa #jamaica

Screenshot of NCHurricane.com's Melissa Page showing the data on the special update from the NHC.

#melissa #hurricanemelissa #wx #wxsky #weather

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