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NORTH ATLANTIC · 2025 SEASON

Hurricane Melissa (2025)

Recorded track and intensity · 21 Oct 2025–1 Nov 2025

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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MELISSA: complete recorded track, 21 Oct 2025–1 Nov 2025Recorded track from 21 Oct 2025 to 1 Nov 2025. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.NORTH AMERICAMEXICOAtlantic Ocean22 Oct, 00:00 UTC23 Oct, 00:00 UTC24 Oct, 00:00 UTC25 Oct, 00:00 UTC26 Oct, 00:00 UTC27 Oct, 00:00 UTC28 Oct, 00:00 UTC29 Oct, 00:00 UTC30 Oct, 00:00 UTC31 Oct, 00:00 UTC1 Nov, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 521 OCT1 NOV

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Wind speed & pressure

28 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 165 ktPressure 892 hPa
0880909501801020kthPa21 Oct24 Oct28 Oct1 Nov

Forward speed & ACE

28 Oct, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 6 ktCumulative ACE 24.51 10⁴ kt²
002517.55035kt10⁴ kt²21 Oct24 Oct28 Oct1 Nov

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind165 kt

190 mph / 306 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure892 hPa

28 Oct 2025 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration11 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,480 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Melissa is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2025 season. Its archived track begins on 21 Oct 2025, 06:00 UTC at 14°N, 70°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 40 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 27 Oct 2025, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 165 knots (190 mph / 306 km/h), first recorded on 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC at 17.5°N, 78.1°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 892 hPa on 28 Oct 2025, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 264 hours and approximately 5,480 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 46.6°N, 51.3°W on 1 Nov 2025, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 31 Oct 2025, 09:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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