Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a Cat 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4: Latest forecast and what to know
Melissa could progress to a Category 5 storm -- with sustained winds up to 160 mph -- before it makes landfall. The hurricane could be the strongest to impact Jamaica in more than 35 years, since the Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert hit the island in 1988.

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Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Latest forecast map, track.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 5 storm as it heads toward Jamaica. See the latest forecast and projected path.
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Slams Toward Jamaica | Most Powerful Storm of 2025
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica, signaling a major escalation in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

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"Today will be very difficult for tens of thousands, if not millions of people in Jamaica," IFRC's Necephor Mghendi said via video link from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Tracking the Tropics: The latest spaghetti models for Hurricane Melissa

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See latest spaghetti models, projected path for Tropical Storm Melissa. Florida forecast

Melissa is forecast to become a hurricane by Saturday, Oct. 25, and a major hurricane by Sunday, Oct. 26, the Hurricane Center said. Current forecasts predict Melissa will be a Category 4 storm early next week. A major hurricane is one that is a Category 3 or higher, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph.
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