US EditionTropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify
- The NHC projects Melissa will reach major hurricane strength by MONDAY and a Category 4 by TUESDAY over the Caribbean Sea.
- Warm western Caribbean waters near 80 degrees and easing vertical wind shear combined with slow storm motion about 2–3 mph are fueling Melissa's rapid intensification.
- Melissa is currently positioned about 240 miles south‑southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, minimum central pressure of 1002 mb, and movement speed of 3 mph.
- Watches and warnings now cover Jamaica and southwestern Haiti, including Port‑au‑Prince, with Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches in effect; heavy rain, flooding, and landslides threaten Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba.
- Ensemble forecast models do not show a U.S. landfall and instead forecast a north‑east turn into the Atlantic, with significant strengthening expected by FRIDAY and coastal surf impacts possible in Florida.
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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify (World)
Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti. The erratic storm was expected to drop c...
Melissa: torrential rains, flooding & landslides in the Caribbean
FPREN | By Irene Sans Melissa remains a tropical storm over the Caribbean, moving at just 2 mph toward the north-northwest. Tropical storm and hurricane watches have been issued for parts of Haiti and Jamaica. The tropical storm is already bringing heavy rains to Jamaica, eastern Cuba, southern Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. This will be a historic storm, as rain has not stopped in parts of the Central Caribbean and is not likely to stop thr…
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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify
Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane
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