(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea.

Tropical Storm Melissa has matured into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (mph), according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) 5 p.m. forecast. And it's ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days. But don't let your guard down yet.

So far this season, we have had 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes and four major hurricanes. Tropical cyclone activity is not ...

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. On the afternoon of Friday Oct. 24, Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central ...

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