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.

And with the chances of a monstrous Category 5 storm still in play, the potential is there for

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