Good morning.

I'm Cedric and This is your EM Morning Brief for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

Overnight, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 and is racing northeast toward the Bahamas.

While no US watches are posted, swells from Melissa drive a high risk of rip currents and rough surf along parts of Florida and the Southeast coast today.

Farther north, the Weather Prediction center highlights a Day one marginal flash flood risk across the Southern and Central Appalachians into the Ohio Tennessee valleys with rain filling in today.

The Storm Prediction center also notes a marginal severe risk late tonight into early Thursday for eastern North Carolina and Southeast Virginia.

Out west, eyes turn to the Pacific Northwest.

A moderate atmospheric river is set to arrive Friday into Saturday with WPC flagging a day three marginal flood risk for Western Washington.

CW3E's outlook aligns on multiple days of AR conditions.

Finally, FEMA announced more than $1 billion in federal funding to secure the 2026 FIFA World cup host cities.

An operations and coordination note for EM partners nationwide.

Let's run through the States California Santa Ana winds and very low humidity bring red flag warnings today for parts of Los Angeles, Vic Ventura and San Diego county mountains valleys.

Cal OES says the state has pre deployed firefighting resources in Southern California ahead of dangerous fire weather.

Connecticut heads up for Thursday WPC's Day 2 outlook places the I95 corridor including Southwest CT in a marginal flash flood risk as a coastal low lifts through the Northeast.

Delaware Similar setup for Thursday.

A coastal low could bring periods of heavy rain.

WPC keeps DE in a marginal flood risk.

Florida Indirect impacts from Hurricane Melissa continue high rip current risk, rough surf along portions of the east coast and small craft hazards continue across segments of the coastal waters, especially keys to First Coast.

Kentucky WPC highlights a Day one marginal flood risk spreading into the Ohio Tennessee valleys.

Periods of rain today could overwhelm poor drainage spots, especially near the Cumberland and Eastern Bluegrass.

Maryland Prepare for Thursday rain with a marginal flood risk along the I95 urban corridor per WPC.

Expect slick commutes and localized ponding.

Massachusetts WPC Day 2 has a marginal flood risk brushing the southern New England urban corridor Thursday.

New Jersey Thursday WPC keeps the NYCNJ metro in a marginal flood risk as a coastal low tracks north.

New York Thursday brings periods of heavy rain with a marginal flood risk focused along the i95 corridor and western Long Island.

Expect ponding, slower travel and brief visibility reductions.

North Carolina 2 notes today coastal flood advisory, high rip current risk around Wilmington and adjacent beaches and a marginal severe risk late tonight into early Thursday east of I95 per SPC.

Pennsylvania planned for Thursday rain with a marginal flood risk along the southeast urban corridor, per wpc.

Localized street flooding possible in heavier bands.

Rhode Island Southern New England sees Thursday showers with a marginal urban poor drainage flood risk.

South Carolina Rip currents and rough surf continue for some beaches.

NWS Charleston highlights ongoing rip current statement and hazards.

Tennessee Rain overspreads the state today with WPC flagging a Day one marginal flood risk into the Tennessee Valley and adjacent Appalachians.

Isolated flash flooding possible in poor drainage or hilly terrain.

Virginia SPC outlines a marginal severe risk late tonight into early Thursday for southeast va. Isolated damaging gusts possible.

Eastern VA also sees periods of rain today with ponding in low spots.

Washington Prepare for a Friday Saturday atmospheric River WPC's Day 3 shows a marginal flood risk for western Washington.

NWS Seattle notes increasing rain and mountain snow later in the week.

West Virginia WPC keeps the central southern Appalachians in a Day one marginal flood risk.

Steady rain today could cause localized issues in hollows and along small streams.

All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.

We'll stay on Melissa's Offshore impacts.

The Appalachians rain today and the Pacific Northwest AR is lining up for late week.

Stay safe.