Hurricane Melissa is expected to strengthen before possible landfall along the Caribbean Islands. WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring the tropical system and will continue to provide updates.

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Melissa was upgraded to a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center by 2 p.m. Saturday.

The National Hurricane Center expects Melissa to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by the end of the weekend.

Melissa has 75 mph winds and is nearly stationary about 145 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.

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