Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the central Atlantic which is moving quickly toward the Caribbean. There also is a non-tropical system over the northwestern Atlantic — well away from Florida — that may develop into a tropical or subtropical storm over the next several days, according to AccuWeather.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a tropical wave for the possibility of tropical development in the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 40 miles southeast of Negril Jamaica and 235 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 9 mph.

This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on 26 October 2025 shows the "brightness temperature" at the top of Hurricane Melissa as it barreled through the Caribbean Sea toward Jamaica,

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to become a major Category 4 hurricane as it meanders throughout the Caribbean Sea, bringing heavy rains and potentially deadly flooding to some of the islands in that region.

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

Article first published: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 10 a.m. ET

A cold front is expected to push through the area mid-week, bringing pleasant temperatures and zero rain chances for those planning to trick-or-treat.