The system is forecasted to strengthen slowly over the next few days, possibly becoming a hurricane by Friday...

Substantial intensification is possible by this weekend...

(Source: CDEMA)

"There is a high degree of uncertainty in track and intensity models, thus all interests in the North-Western Sub-Region of CDEMA should monitor this system closely....  the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands should closely monitor updates given the potential for track shifts and extended regional impacts early next week," CDEMA adds.

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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has issued its first information note (Information Note #1) on what is forecasted to become Hurricane Melissa this weekend.

CDEMA warns that, "The system is forecasted to strengthen slowly over the next few days, possibly becoming a hurricane by Friday, October 24. Substantial intensification is possible by this weekend with Hurricane conditions forecasted for Haiti by Friday, October 24, and tropical storm conditions may begin to affect Jamaica by late Thursday, October 23 or early Friday, October 24."

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