ORLANDO, Fla. – Recon crews are carefully surveying Tropical Storm Melissa , and the critical observations they’re taking are being plugged into our high resolution hurricane forecast models.

The results are not too promising. We're using the colored tops enhancement here for the Infrared to really get a good look at how vigorous and deep the convection firing near the center is. A clear indicator strengthening is going to occue (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

On satellite currently, Melissa is fending off vertical wind shear like a champ. The overnight maximum period, when tropical features usually thrive after the sun has set, really helped this system further organize.

Near to the center, thorough and deep convection is firing just about on all cyli

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