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Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to be major hurricane

Will Tropical Storm Melissa become strongest hurricane of season? What Florida can expect

"The exceptionally warm waters, reaching hundreds of feet deep, will act like jet fuel — providing extra energy for Melissa," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Will Tropical Storm Melissa become a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's the timeline

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into Category 4 hurricane. What to know in Florida

"The tropical cyclone is expected to grow in size, and likely be a large and dangerous hurricane towards the end of the forecast period," the National Hurricane Center said.

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Tropical Storm Melissa on track to become a hurricane. Will it impact Massachusetts?

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How strong will Tropical Storm Melissa get and where will it go? See the timeline

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Hurricane forecasts say Atlantic may unleash one of its 'strongest storms ever'

Tropical Storm Melissa's forecast is filled with uncertainty, prompting some dire worst-case scenarios for Caribbean islands.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

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Hurricane Melissa: First major hurricane in Jamaica in 37 years

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, making this the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since 1988.

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Melissa to strengthen and drift near or south of Jamaica as a major hurricane by Sunday

Tropical Storm Melissa grounded to a halt over the central Caribbean about 150 miles south of Jamaica and Haiti early Friday.

20 years ago, Hurricane Wilma set bar for maximum intensity

Hurricane Wilma tapped into the warm Caribbean waters, and paired with low wind shear in the atmosphere, and the storm underwent a record-setting and staggering period of intensification. The storm's central pressure bottomed out at 26.04 inches of mercury (882 mb), a record that still stands for Atlantic hurricanes 20 years later.