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Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a major hurricane over the weekend.

The storm is currently located in the Caribbean and is not expected to directly hit Florida.

Jamaica and Haiti are under hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings.

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a

The system, located in the Caribbean, is on track to rapidly intensify before the center of the storm moves near or just south of Jamaica early next week. Alex DaSilva, AccuWeather lead hurricane expert, described Melissa as a “slow-moving disaster.”

“Millions of people are at risk of catastrophic impacts,” DaSilva said. “We are increasingly concerned about the threat of a humanitarian disaster unfolding, especially if this storm stalls

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