Tropical Storm Melissa is set to become a major hurricane in the coming days as the storm appears unlikely to hit the United States, forecasters said on Wednesday.
Melissa is currently located in the central Caribbean Sea, drifting to the west-northwest. The storm is located about 300 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and 325 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
“The day 5 forecast now shows Melissa becoming a major hurricane, and further upward adjustments may be necessary in subsequent cycles,” the agency said in a discussion on Wednesday. “The intensity forecast is also more uncertain than usual, in large part related to the track uncertainty.”…