Tropical Storm Melissa should be big rainmaker
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The National Hurricane Center also is monitoring two other tropical waves, in addition to Tropical Storm Melissa: The axis of an eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 25W, south of 14N, moving west at 11 mph. A tropical wave along 30W extends south of 15N, and is nearly stationary.
Hurricane Melissa will likely form within 24 hours and intensify into a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday. Forecasters say South Florida should be keeping an eye on the long-range tracking models.