WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring Hurricane Melissa as it continues to strengthen.

Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm according to the National Hurricane Center.

Melissa has 160 mph winds and is moving west at about 3 mph, with its center about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica.

The storm has a minimum central pressure of 917 mb as of the 5 a.m. NHC update.

Watches and warnings in effect:

Hurricane Warning in effect for Jamaica

Hurricane Warning in effect for Cuban provinces of Granma, Guantanamo and Holguin, Santiago de Cuba.

Hurricane Watch in effect for southeastern and central Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Island.

Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Haiti and the Cuban province of Las Tunas

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Melissa is expected to bri

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