The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Thursday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 185 miles south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 295 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. With maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the system is moving to the north-northwest at 2 mph.

We’re saying goodbye to the rain and hello to cooler weather, just in time for the weekend. Much of the rain that we saw earlier today has moved east. While a lingering shower or sprinkle is possible this afternoon as a cold front swings through,

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through Nov. 30th. (1) A Hurricane WATCH: Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with theDominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince & Jamaica.

Invest 98L in the eastern Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next few days.

HOUSTON - A Fox 26 Storm Alert is in effect for Friday night, Saturday and through Sunday morning. As moisture returns today, spotty downpours have popped up along with a few storms. Keep an umbrella handy for possible brief showers through this evening, then spotty storms Friday afternoon and evening.