The National Hurricane Center listed the chances of Hurricane Melissa's effects on a number of locations. Tropical storm speeds begin around 39 mph. 57 mph is an average tropical storm. 74 mph is a Category 1 hurricane. The odds are for sustained winds of a certain speed; gusts can be stronger.
- Bermuda: 46% chance of 39+ mph; 17% chance of 57+ mph; 4% chance of 74+ mph
- New Providence, The Bahamas: 6% chance of 39+ mph
- Andros Island, The Bahamas: 10% chance of 39+ mph
- Great Exuma, The Bahamas: 36% chance of 39+ mph; 14% chance of 57+ mph; 6% chance of 74+ mph
- San Salvador, The Bahamas: 49% chance of 39+ mph; 23% chance of 57+ mph; 9% chance of 74+ mph
- Mayaguana, The Bahamas: 74% chance of 39+ mph; 38% chance of 57+ mph; 16% chance of 74+ mph
- Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos: 36% chance of 39+ mph; 8% chance of 57+ mph; 2% chance of 74+ mph
- Cienfuegos, Cuba: 6% chance of 39+ mph
- Camaguey, Cuba: 21% chance of 39+ mph; 7% chance of 57+ mph; 1% chance of 74+ mph
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: 72% chance of 39+ mph; 33% chance of 57+ mph; 15% chance of 74+ mph
- Grand Cayman Island: 8% chance of 39+ mph
- Montego Bay, Jamaica: 99% chance of 39+ mph; 83% chance of 57+ mph; 61% chance of 74+ mph
- Kingston, Jamaica: 99% chance of 39+ mph; 57% chance of 57+ mph; 30% chance of 74+ mph
- Les Cayes, Haiti: 16% chance of 39+ mph; 3% chance of 57+ mph
- Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: 20% chance of 39+ mph
- Cape Beata, Dominican Republic: 6% chance of 39+ mph
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: 15% chance of 39+ mph
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: 3% chance of 39+ mph
File checked at 2:22 a.m. Eastern from the source file dated 10:43 p.m. Eastern Sunday, Oct. 26. The code to run this is freely available.