TAMPA, Fla. - Hurricane Melissa continues to have our attention in the Caribbean as it's anticipated to undergo rapid intensification. The storm became a hurricane Saturday afternoon.

What we know:

As of the 2 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the storm has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and is moving west northwest at one mile per hour. FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes was anticipating the storm would become a hurricane, and does expect it to intensify.

He said it's expected to go through rapid intensification in the next 24 to 48 hours, with it at some point becoming a major hurricane – possibly reaching Category 4 strength.

The storm has been moving erratically over the past few days, which is why forecast models have had such a difficult time tracking this

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