The National Civil Defense General Staff declared a Cyclone Alert Phase today at 9:00 a.m. For the provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Granma, Las Tunas, and Camagüey. In anticipation of the imminent impact of Hurricane Melissa. According to the institution’s official statement No. 3.
According to the Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology, Melissa increased its intensity to reach maximum sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour. With higher gusts and a central pressure of 917 hectopascals. Making it a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The cyclone moved westward at six kilometers per hour and is expected to turn north and northeast in the next 24 hours. Moving through the seas off Jamaica and approaching the southern part of eastern Cuba.
Civil Defense has declared a Cyclone Alert Phase for Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus, while in Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Havana, Artemisa, Pinar del Rio, and the Special Municipality of Isla de la Juventud. The activation of reduced-scale defense councils is planned.
Authorities urged the population to stay informed through national media and official social media profiles. To strictly follow the instructions of Civil Defense and local government bodies.
The National Civil Defense General Staff, together with the Institute of Meteorology and the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources. It is maintaining constant monitoring of the progress of Hurricane Melissa.
With information from CNA
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