Oct 29: Melissa Heads Out While Fall Weather Takes Over

After devastating parts of Jamaica yesterday and moving across Cuba early today, Melissa has been working its way through the Bahamas and will speed off toward Bermuda tomorrow. You can see a burst of convection reforming over the warm waters of the Bahamas in the below satellite image:

Conditions will improve across the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos this evening as Melissa races toward Bermuda:

Yesterday we discussed the small impacts that Melissa will have on the US as part of its moisture gets pulled into an extratropical cyclone working its way across. The below satellite image is pretty impressive, showing the large circulation with the system over the US with Melissa's much smaller satellite shield:

The word of the day today has been wind. The cyclone moving its way across the country is really whipping up the winds. Look at the peak gusts around New Orleans today:

And a clip of the windy conditions looking at New Orleans:

Check out all of our New Orleans stations by clicking here. This system will spread beneficial rain across the Eastern US through early Friday:

In addition, widespread wind gusts over 40 mph are likely, especially across the Northeast:

You can watch the progression of the system across the region and Melissa as it races out over the open Atlantic:

The good news is that Halloween still looks dry for most of the country and temperatures will make for comfortable Trick or Treating!