Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea and is showing no signs of letting up.

The National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 23 that Melissa is located about 240 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds near 50 mph with higher gusts.

Hurricane center forecasters said little change in strength is expected during the next day or so; however, "significant strengthening" is expected by late Friday, Oct. 24, and over the weekend, with Melissa forecast to become a hurricane within the next couple of days. The storm is forecast to hover near Jamaica and the southwestern portion of Haiti during the next few days.

A hurricane watch remains in effect for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with t

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