Invest 98L is likely to develop into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa this week. Meanwhile, a powerful cold front bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Northeast is slowing down commuters along the Interstate 95 corridor.

The storm is expected to hit Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos.

AM, the eye of Hurricane Melissa was located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 78.1 West. Melissa is moving toward the north-northeast near 7 mph. A turn toward the northeast

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the central Atlantic which is moving quickly toward the Caribbean. There also is a non-tropical system over the northwestern Atlantic — well away from Florida — that may develop into a tropical or subtropical storm over the next several days, according to AccuWeather.

Tropical Storm Melissa is still spinning in the central Caribbean and is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane over the weekend. The threat for strong winds and heavy rain will be felt across Jamaica,