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We hope you have a great weekend… pic.twitter.com/pskgQDCL8s

— City of Orange Beach (@cityorangebeach) October 24, 2025

The forecast from the National Hurricane Center for Tropical Storm Melissa now shows the system making landfall as a high-end category 4 (maybe cat. 5!) storm in Jamaica on Tuesday.

Melissa may be the worst hurricane Jamaica has had in many, many years. pic.twitter.com/dXAqbs1QdL

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) October 24, 2025

Special Update from the National Hurricane Center indicates the Hurricane Hunter aircraft crew has found 60 mph maximum sustained winds near the center of Tropical Storm Melissa. pic.twitter.com/j7BWOpeFks

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) October 24, 2025

Tropical Storm Melissa remains weak at midday on this Friday. The system will very likely strengthen to major hurricane status early next week.

MAJOR impacts likely in Jamaica and eastern Cuba. pic.twitter.com/4s2fDrNHZX

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) October 24, 2025

The Storm Prediction Center has added a low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) tornado risk valid for Sunday that includes southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, southern Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana.

Rain and storms likely Sunday. A few storms may be strong or severe. pic.twitter.com/6896fQXSmN

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) October 24, 2025

RAIN & STORMS LIKELY AT TIMES SUNDAY… Scattered thunderstorms are likely at times on Sunday. Some of the storms, particularly near the coast, may become strong or severe IF a warm front moves onshore.

Before we get there, a nice Friday and Saturday are on tap. High temperatures will be around the 80 degree mark today and tomorrow.

DRY TODAY; RAIN RETURNS SUNDAY; A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE NEAR COAST… Nice weather continues across the region on this Friday. High temperatures will be around the 80 degree mark. Cloud coverage will increase across the region this afternoon into this evening ahead of mostly cloudy skies on Saturday. Rain returns to our local area on Sunday ahead of an advancing front. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may become possible near the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches on Sunday. This is a potential I will be closely monitoring over the next 48 hours. I will have the latest details delivered to you in the RedZone Weather app.

LOW-END, LEVEL 1 (OUT OF 5) SEVERE WEATHER RISK SUNDAY POSSIBLE… There are question as to just how far inland a warm front will move on Sunday before a cold front arrives from the west. If this warm front remains offshore on Sunday, there would be no severe weather for land areas. If, however, this warm front is able to move further inland, it would increase the risk of a few strong to severe storms across the local area, including some risk of tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center may introduce a low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) severe weather risk for part of our local area valid for Sunday.

BENEFICIAL RAIN ON SUNDAY… Regardless of if the severe weather risk materializes on Sunday, we are expecting beneficial rainfall across the entire region at times. 1 to 2 inches of total rainfall will likely be the norm with higher rain amounts to our west across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

TROPICS: TROPICAL STORM MELISSA TO STRENGTHEN INTO POWERFUL HURRICANE… Tropical Storm Melissa has prompted a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch for Jamaica. The system is expected to continue to very slowly moving north over the next few days before slowly turning west and potentially rapidly strengthening early next week. This could be a major hurricane impact for Jamaica in a few days. Interests in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Haiti should closely monitor the progress of Melissa.

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See all the details in your Friday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM Monday morning. I will have updates posted throughout the weekend, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.

Have a great weekend!