The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves northwest across the Atlantic Ocean over the next few days.

As Melissa accelerates northeastward over the western Atlantic, its next encounter will be with the southeastern part of Newfoundland packing torrential rain, high winds and heavy seas.

The system was located over the central tropical Atlantic as of 1 p.m. Thursday, and forecasters said they expect it to continue moving west at 15 to 20 mph over the next several days. It could develop more once it reaches the warm waters of the Caribbean, forecasters said.

Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic Basin, killing at least 32 people.

The National Hurricane Center says that Invest 98L has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. If it does develop into a tropical storm or hurricane, it’ll be named Melissa. The official end of the Atlantic Hurricane season is Nov. 30. TAMPA, Fla. - Invest 98L has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has gotten slightly stronger in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean but still is not threatening land. The U.S.

The National Hurricane Center says tropical wave AL95 has a "high" chance of becoming a tropical depression this week.

The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming