National Weather Service Hurricane Modeling

Melissa, national hurricane center

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· 7h · on MSN

Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen to Category 5 storm. See path.

A hurricane warning is in effect for all of Jamaica.

Naples Daily News · 3d

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. What you should know

· 14h · on MSN

Monster Tropical Storm Melissa could become Cat 5 hurricane, possible Sarasota impacts?

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

· 3h

Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Poised to Become a Hurricane and Drop Torrential Rain on Caribbean

· 10h

Tropical Storm Melissa now a hurricane, NHC says

19d

National Hurricane Center tracking Invest 95L. Will it become Tropical Storm Jerry?

Invest 95L is moving west across the Atlantic. It's expected to strengthen into a tropical depression by the middle of the week

17h

Hurricane Melissa strengthens, forecast to intensify to nearly Cat 5 while dumping up to 40 inches of rain

Tropical Storm Melissa is close to hurricane strength Saturday morning, forecast to rapidly intensify close to a Category 5 storm, but moving slowly while dumping “catastrophic”

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Hurricane Melissa hits Category 3, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean

Melissa has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane and is bringing life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

10h

Melissa Strengthens into a Hurricane as It Lashes the Caribbean With Heavy Rain

The storm was forecast to dump up to 25 inches of rain over Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica as it continues to strengthen this weekend.

Hurricane center tracking Invest 98L. Will it become Melissa, impact Sarasota, Bradenton?

Invest 98L is expected to strengthen and develop into a tropical depression or Tropical storm Melissa over the next few days, NHC forecasters say.

FOX 26 Houston

Melissa forecast to blast Jamaica for days as a major hurricane

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to begin intensifying soon. FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross says this could be a catastrophic situation for the Caribbean.

What Hurricane Models Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Melissa So Far

Forecasters said there was “significant uncertainty” about where the tropical storm will go and how intense it could become. Spaghetti models are one of several tools forecasters use.