TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center announced Monday.
Located about 145 miles southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, Melissa is moving toward the west at about 3 mph.
According to the NHC, maximum sustained winds have increased to about 165 mph.
A slow turn toward the northwest and north is expected today and tonight before a northeastward acceleration beginning on Tuesday and through Thursday…