Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

Cool front forecasts can be unreliable seven days in advance but AccuWeather is keen on low temps in the 60s for Nov. 1.

Hurricane forecast: Melissa a monster in the making with Florida dodging the bullet

We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster, even as Florida is again in the clear of a strange 2025 hurricane season.

‘Slow motion disaster’: Rapid intensification for Melissa forecast to be near Cat 5 hurricane in Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to grow into a major Category 4 hurricane as it threatens Jamaica and then Cuba, but its effects on Florida remain uncertain, according to the National Hurricane

Progress report on Tropical Storm Melissa: Saturday, Oct. 25 update from the National Hurricane Center

At 2 a.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 190 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 225 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is moving north at 2 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.

These maps track Melissa, soon to become a major hurricane and possible late-season record-breaker

The hot ocean temperatures and dry air are primed for a potentially explosive hurricane to erupt, with some severe weather impacts possible for Florida.

‘Catastrophic’ flooding possible as major hurricane threat grows

Life-threatening flash flooding is possible in Jamaica and Haiti as slow-moving Melissa affects the region this week

Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane. It could be a worst-case scenario for Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving through the Caribbean, and that’s exactly what makes it so dangerous. The longer it lingers, the more rain it dumps. Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic could face days of relentless downpours and mudslides.
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