Hurricane Melissa will likely form within 24 hours and intensify into a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday. Forecasters say South Florida should be keeping an eye on the long-range tracking models.

Best-case scenario: “The best-case scenario for Florida would be if Melissa moves over eastern Cuba or Hispaniola and then gets pulled out to sea. That would spare Florida from impacts, though it would likely bring life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding to parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba, and the Dominican Republic."

The bizarre 2025 hurricane season continues with two systems on the tracking map. One appears to be heading into the Gulf of Mexico and seems unlikely to pose a Florida threat. The other is northeast of the United States,