Tropical Update Gulf Mexico

Tropical Storm Melissa update

Tropical Storm Melissa likely to stay in Caribbean away from Gulf

Unlike other storms in this hurricane season, Melissa is likely to have a devastating effect on some of the most populated islands in the Caribbean.

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. What you should know

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Jerry, system in Gulf, 3 tropical waves

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Potential Hurricane Melissa less than 1,000 miles from Florida. Should residents be concerned?

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to keep forecasters guessing on where it will go and how strong it will get.

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Forecasters Call Tropical Storm Melissa’s Path ‘Extremely Uncertain’

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Tropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Caribbean on a Path Toward Haiti

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NHC predicting Tropical Storm Melissa will strengthen into major hurricane. Any Florida impacts?

"The longer Melissa tracks to the west, the greater the chance of an impact on the U.S. ," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said.

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Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane. Its track is unclear, but it’s bringing a dangerous threat

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Tracking the tropics: Uncertainty with where Tropical Storm Melissa will go

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Tropical system could become Melissa. Here's where it's headed

The system is a tropical wave of low atmospheric pressure that's centered over the eastern Caribbean Sea, producing thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

Why This Year’s Hurricanes Keep Turning Away From the East Coast

With Hurricane Humberto positioned to Imelda’s east, that helped weaken the western edge of the Bermuda high just in time, causing Imelda to slow down. The two storms also orbited around a shared center point, in what meteorologists call the Fujiwhara effect.