Tropical Storm Melissa has officially formed, and the first forecast track suggests it could threaten Haiti as a hurricane over the weekend.

As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center issued its first forecast track and cone for Melissa, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Saturday as it approaches Haiti and Jamaica.

Haiti is under a hurricane watch, and Jamaica is under a tropical storm watch. A watch means those conditions are possible in the next 48 hours.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic could see 5 to 10 inches of rain through Friday, enough to cause dangerous mudslides and flooding in the mountainous island. Jamaica and Puerto Rico could see 1 to 3 inches of rain through Friday, enough to cause flash flooding in Puerto Rico, the hurrica

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