Will Tropical Storm Melissa hit Florida?

OF THE PARK SERVICE, CHRIS, HI. THANKS FOR TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE. WE ARE ALREADY FOCUSED ON THE WEEKEND, RIGHT? IT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND SATURDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY. YOU CAN SEE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT ARE THAT WILL BE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S. A FEW MORE CLOUDS ROLLING IN ON SUNDAY, AS WE DO HAVE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS HERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, SO WE’LL KEEP THAT IN MIND. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK AT MID FLORIDA VINCE NORMAN PORT SAINT LUCIE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT 82 WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. NICE LITTLE EAST NORTHEASTERLY BREEZE STARTING TO KICK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT AS WE TAKE YOU DOWN TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. BOCA RATON YOU’RE ALSO AT 82, FEELING A LITTLE HOTTER THAN THAT. AGAIN, WITH THAT ONSHORE BREEZE COMING IN OUT OF THE EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15. HERE’S A LOOK AT CLEMATIS BY NIGHT. WE’RE PROUD SPONSOR OF THIS. LOOKS GOOD AS WE KICK THINGS OFF LATER THIS EVENING AT 6:00, TEMPERATURES WILL START INTO THE LOWER 80S. AND THEN EVENTUALLY AS WE GO INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS, SLOWLY COOL INTO THE UPPER 70S. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET TO MELISSA TONIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT A MESSY SYSTEM. IT DOESN’T LOOK TOO ORGANIZED. IN FACT, IT’S STILL HOLDING ON TO TROPICAL STORM STATUS. WINDS STILL AT 45MPH. HERE’S THE LATEST ADVISORY AGAIN. WINDS JUST AT 45. SO MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. BUT WE’RE ANTICIPATING AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY AND EVEN INTO TUESDAY, WE’RE TALKING GOING FROM A CAT ONE HURRICANE TO A CAT THREE QUICKLY, THEN TO A CAT FOUR OFF THE COAST OF THE WESTERN COAST OF JAMAICA BY TUESDAY, BEFORE IT STARTS TO MAKE THAT CURVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST, YOU SEE THAT FORECAST CONE TRYING TO INDICATE WHAT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. SO WE’LL WATCH IT GO TOWARDS THE NORTH AND THEN SHARPLY CURVE AROUND JAMAICA. AND THEN AS WE’LL BE WAITING A STRONGER COLD FRONT INTO NEXT WEEK, IT’S GOING TO START GRABBING AND PULLING MELISSA OVER CUBA. AND THAT’S GOING TO HELP THE SITUATION IN THE STORM MOVE UP TOWARDS THE OPEN ATLANTIC AWAY FROM FLORIDA AND AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES. BACK HERE AT HOME, WATER VAPOR COMING ON IN A DRY NOTE. YOU CAN SEE NICE LITTLE WEAK FRONT RIGHT ON TOP OF US. THAT BRONZE COLOR INDICATING THE VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE HERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. SO RAIN CHANCES ARE GOING TO COME DOWN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE HIGH RES FUTURE TRACK WE GO INTO TOMORROW. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE HOWLING OFF THE NORTHEAST INTO THE OCEAN, SO THAT’S GOING TO BE THE ONLY SOURCE OF A QUICK HITTING SHOWER. LOOK AT TOMORROW ABOUT FIVE 7:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU GOT A QUICK SHOWER UP TOWARDS PALM BEACH. IT’S JUST 10% SATURDAY. SAME DEAL, 10% CHANCE. STEADY, STRONG NORTHEASTERLY BREEZE AND THAT WIND IS GOING TO KICK UP, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. AND THEN ON SUNDAY WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BETTER RAIN CHANCES. WE GET A FEW MORE SHOWERS MOVING ON IN WITH THE RAIN CHANCE COMING UP TO ABOUT 20%. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE WINDS KICKING UP TOMORROW 20 TO 30. HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS AGAIN ON THAT HIGH SIDE. AND THOSE SEAS WILL BE RANGING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 10FT. IT’S GOING TO GET BUMPY OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S A LOOK AT SOUTH FLORIDA CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW 86 LOW RAIN CHANCES THROUGH SATURDAY A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. MONDAY A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE AROUND. SO A SCATTERED SHOWER OR TWO. AND THEN WE CLEAR OUT AND GEAR UP FOR THE FIRST STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING I

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, which formed as the 13th named storm of the season Tuesday in the central Caribbean Sea. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa is expected to bring heavy rain and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and Hispaniola through the weekend. “It will intensify into a hurricane over the weekend and continue to meander around the Caribbean,” said Sandra Shaw.It is not expected to impact South Florida. To continue tracking Melissa’s progress, click here. The WPBF 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast Preparing your emergency kit for hurricane seasonHurricane Preparedness Week: Understanding forecast informationThe latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News Interactive radar: South Florida weather coverage from WPBF 25 NewsGet the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, which formed as the 13th named storm of the season Tuesday in the central Caribbean Sea.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa is expected to bring heavy rain and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and Hispaniola through the weekend.

“It will intensify into a hurricane over the weekend and continue to meander around the Caribbean,” said Sandra Shaw.

It is not expected to impact South Florida.

To continue tracking Melissa’s progress, click here.

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