Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a major hurricane by Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Melissa is now a massive Category 5 storm as it nears Jamaica, where it will bring life-threatening storm surge.

Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern Caribbean.

Melissa is expected to bring life-threatening waves and flooding to Jamaica and southwestern Haiti over the weekend, before hitting Cuba next week. Due to its slow motion, forecasters are warning that the islands could face days of intense wind and rain.

Tropical Storm Melissa is plodding through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane