Tropical Storm Melissa is predicted to become a major hurricane by early next week

Currently, "Melissa's center is located in the central Caribbean Sea, several hundred miles south of Haiti and Jamaica," according to the Weather Channel

Marine warnings were issued for the Atlantic earlier this week by the National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to strengthen and is on track to become a hurricane soon.

The National Hurricane Center said in an 11 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 23 that Melissa is located about 220 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with higher gusts.

Hurricane center forecasters said gradual strengthening is expected over the next day or so, followed by "more rapid intensification" this weekend. Melissa is fo

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