TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Melissa, the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Tuesday morning in the Caribbean.

As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, it was located at 14.3°N 71.7°W and was moving west at 14 miles per hour.

Tropical Storm Melissa had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour.

The tropical storm developed from Invest 98L as it swirled over warm waters.

A hurricane watch has been issued for the southern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince.

The government of Jamaica has issued a tropical storm watch for the island.

Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola will also likely experience high surf, wind, and rain.

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills said Tropical Storm Melissa will move toward the north a

See Full Page