NHC wrote, "There will likely be just enough mid-level ridging building north of the storm to cause Melissa to begin moving very slowly westward, with that motion continuing through Tuesday."

Tropical Storm Melissa was stationary in the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentia...

The slow-moving storm is expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to portions of Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend.