The Navy has eight warships in the region — three destroyers, three amphibious assault ships, a cruiser and a smaller littoral combat ship that's designed for coastal waters.

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is headed to the Caribbean to escalate the nation's military presence amid strikes on alleged drug-running vessels.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea. Here's what to know about whether it will impact the U.S.

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.

Margaritaville at Sea Islander made a last-minute itinerary change to steer clear of Tropical Storm Melissa, which is in the Caribbean Sea.