Hurricane Melissa is rapidly stregnthening in Caribbean Sea. The storm's top winds are now up to 145 mph, making the storm a Category 4, and it's slowly moving westward at about 5 mph. Melissa is expected to continue to remain a dangerous and powerful hurricane before it makes landfall in Jamaica, then Cuba.

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Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a category 4 or 5 storm. Based off the current forecast, Melissa would be the strongest hurricane to ever hit the island on record.

WATCHES & WARNINGS:

Hurricane Warning: Jamaica

Hurricane Watch: Southwest Haiti, from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince, and parts of eastern Cuba.

Tropical Storm Warning: Southwest Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince.

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