Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after striking Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest Category 5 to ever hit the island.

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm’s core is forecast to pass over Jamaica today, cross southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning, and move across the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

The National Hurricane Center expects Melissa to intensify further today before fluctuating in strength as it approaches Jamaica.

Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica through Tuesday, then across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night, and the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday.

Melissa’s path is projected to move near or over Jamaica during the weekend and early next week.

Melissa is expected to reach hurricane strength by Saturday and become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend.

Tropical Storm Melissa continued to crawl through the Caribbean on Wednesday. The system’s motion will remain very slow through next week.

As of the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the center of the newly formed Melissa was located about 300 miles south of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

With just over one month left to go with hurricane season, the tropics remain active. We are currently monitoring a tropical wave which has a high (80%) chance for development.

A tropical wave (Invest AL98) is making its way toward the Caribbean, bringing along gusty winds and plenty of rainfall.

A tropical wave located about 900 miles east of the Windward Islands in the central tropical Atlantic is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms.

As the Atlantic hurricane season enters its final weeks, forecasters are keeping a close eye on two developing systems—one in the tropical Atlantic heading toward the Caribbean, and another in the North Atlantic that’s gaining some tropical characteristics.

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In the tropical Atlantic, Tropical Storm Jerry has recently formed and is being tracked closely by the National Hurricane Center.

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The Atlantic basin is showing signs of increased activity, with one wave currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center.

The Atlantic basin is showing signs of increased activity with one wave currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center.

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Although the storm will remain far from land, its effects will be felt strongly along the coast, bringing dangerous surf, strong winds, and a high risk of rip currents.

Although the storm will remain far from land, its effects will be felt strongly along the coast, bringing dangerous surf, strong winds, and a high risk of rip currents.

A faster motion to the north for TD 9 to continue through Sunday and Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas this weekend and approach the southeast U.S. coast early next week.

The disorganized wave near Hispaniola and Turks and Caicos continues to show signs of organization.

Jacksonville prepares as Atlantic storms Hurricane Gabrielle, Tropical Storm Humberto, and a new disturbance are monitored. Expect rising temperatures and possible coastal impacts.

Tropical Storm Humberto officially formed on Wednesday in the central Atlantic, becoming the eighth named storm of this year’s hurricane season.

Hurricane models continue to show the development of two systems near the northern Caribbean and the Bahamas.

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Hurricane Gabrielle has intensified rapidly, now reaching Category 4 strength with sustained winds near 140 mph (220 km/h).

This slow-moving storm system is expected to continue along this path until Sunday night when a turn to the north is forecast on Monday.

Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane and pass east of Bermuda Sunday night and Monday.

Gabrielle is expected to pass east of Bermuda Sunday night and Monday as a hurricane.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle is currently no threat to land, moving WNW at 15mph. Increasing intensification is expected over the weekend, but it remains poorly organized as it encounters strong wind shear.

A tropical wave over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

A tropical wave located between the west coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity over the far eastern Atlantic.

Shower and thunderstorm activity remains limited in association with a tropical wave over the central tropical Atlantic.

Conditions are getting more favorable: warm sea, low shear, and a supportive atmosphere.

As the first week of September nears, the tropics are continuing to show they exist.

Neither tropical system poses a threat to Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.

Now that Erin is long past our coastline, the National Hurricane Center continues to monitor two additional hot spots.

TheNHC is tracking two tropical waves across the Atlantic, each with the potential to develop into tropical cyclones in the coming days.

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While Hurricane Erin’s presence continues to be felt along the east coast of the U.S., the National Hurricane Center has three other developments on its radar.

While Hurricane Erin’s presence continues to be felt along the east coast of the U.S., the National Hurricane Center has two other developments on its radar.

The Jacksonville area will not get a direct impact from Hurricane Erin, however, the National Weather Service is warning of frequent, deadly rip currents, along with rough and high surf at local beaches through Thursday, with beach erosion and minor tidal flooding risk increasing Wednesday and Thursday around high tides.

Two more systems in the Atlantic are next to possibly develop behind Hurricane Erin.

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Watching the Tropics

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Erin is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Rip current risks will be affected along our coasts by this weekend and into next week.

Tropical Storm Erin to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2025 season as it stays well north of the Caribbean and curves out to sea.

Low pressure in Eastern Tropics to develop by mid week

There are two updates from the National Hurricane Center on Sunday morning.

There are two updates from the National Hurricane Center on Saturday morning.

While there are only two spots the National Hurricane Center is currently watching, the tropical Atlantic continues to fuel hotspots.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday that atmospheric and oceanic conditions continue to favor an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year.

The area off the U.S. coast is starting to fizzle. A weak area of low pressure located several hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern United States continues to produce only limited shower and thunderstorm activity.

Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center identified two areas of concern:

Saturday morning the National Hurricane Center identified an area of low pressure off the southeastern coast of the U.S.

The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of low pressure located just offshore of the Southeastern U.S. coast moving westward at a slow pace.

The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of low pressure located just offshore of the Southeastern U.S. coast.

The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of low pressure located just offshore of the Southeastern U.S. coast.

The National Hurricane Center has downgraded the spot in the Atlantic that’s producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

Tropical weather in the Gulf will aid in our wet weather as an area of low pressure moves westward across Florida over the next few days.

Radar and aircraft data indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast before Chantal reaches the coast. Rapid weakening is expected after landfall.

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The latest from the National Hurricane Center shows Sara weakening as the storm moves further inland, and Sara is expected to become a remnant low before it opens up into a trough over the southern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight or on Monday.

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The system is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by the end of the day and continue strengthening if it remains over water.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the Central and Western Caribbean Sea that could impact Florida, but right now it’s too early to tell where it will go.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the Central and Western Caribbean Sea.

The National Hurricane Center‘s latest advisory on Category 2 Hurricane Rafael showed a compact cyclone that continues to bounce around the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Chance of increasing formation in the next 48 hours is 70%.

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On the forecast track, the center of Oscar will move across Great Inagua as a Category 1 Sunday morning, make landfall along the northeastern coast of Cuba later this afternoon or evening, and then move across eastern Cuba tonight and Monday.