Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says while Melissa’s “interesting” drift east-southeast takes it away from Jamaica, this could be very short-lived. #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that reconnaissance aircraft indicates a drift of Tropical Storm Melissa to the east-southeast over the Caribbean Sea, however, the Tropical Storm Warning and the Hurricane Watch continue for Jamaica. At 7 a.m., the centre of Tropical Storm Melissa was located near latitude 15.9 degrees North, longitude 75.0 degrees West. This is about 415 kilometres southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti and about 256 kilometres (159 miles) south-southeast of Moran