TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Tropical Storm Melissa formed as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
Melissa will move slowly for several days, with a slight drift to the north or northwest, while remaining over the Caribbean Sea throughout this week.
Late this week, Melissa is expected to have a greater effect on some of the islands of the Greater Antilles, such as Hispaniola and Jamaica, where a variety of tropical-related advisories are issued.
There is still some long-range uncertainty about the storm's exact track, but it appears that it will generally move to the north or northeast into early next week. There are no reliable signals that show Melissa entering the Gulf of America / Gulf of Mexico.
Melissa is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane late this week.
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