OCTOBER 2025.
…MELISSA NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AND FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS WEEKEND…
Visitors and residents are urged to prepare for possible tropical storm or hurricane impact to The Turks and Caicos Islands, mid to late next week.
View the updated report on Tropical Storm Melissa below.
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELISSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 75.1° WEST.
MELISSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 1 MPH. A SLOW WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OR WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER JAMAICA DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND IT COULD BE NEAR OR OVER EASTERN CUBA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
