Jamaican officials call on public to get to higher ground and shelters ahead of hurricane amid warning of ‘multiple life-threatening hazards’
Here are some images showing the hurricane’s forecast path as it heads towards Jamaica from the south and the likelihood of it packing hurricane-force winds across a five-day forecast.
Melissa is currently reported as being centred about 150 miles (240km) south-west of Kingston and about 330 miles (530km) south-west of Guantánamo, Cuba.
