Monitoring Hurricane Melissa Weather Conditions

As Category 5 Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica last month, Kingston Freeport Terminal Ltd. monitored on-site conditions remotely through the CWS app.

Afterward, Environmental Manager Christopher Gayle shared, “We escaped the hurricane-force winds, but the data gathered is still useful to inform and validate our preparedness actions.”

Our thoughts are with all who were impacted by the storm.

Red bars on the CWS Weather Server wind rose show wind speeds of 20+ mph.

Wind and barometric pressure readings during Hurricane Melissa.

(Hurricane Melissa Image Credit: NASA Worldview)

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