"Oh my Jesus Christ," NBC6's hurricane specialist John Morales said on air on Tuesday during NBC6's continuing coverage on Hurricane Melissa as it was set to make landfall as a Category 5 storm in Jamaica.

The comment came as NBC6 meteorologist Adam Berg informed him that the National Hurricane Center had released a new advisory at 9 a.m.

"180 [mph] now," Berg said, referring to the hurricane's maximum sustained winds.

"OK 180, and what's the pressure?" Morales replied.

"Pressure is now down to 896 [mb]," Berg said.

"Oh my Jesus Christ," Morales said, bringing his hand to his forehead and pausing.

The barometric pressure of the eye of a hurricane will determine how strong it is, and the lower the pressure, the stronger and more dangerous the hurricane.

Melissa's barometric pressu

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