Best-case scenario: “The best-case scenario for Florida would be if Melissa moves over eastern Cuba or Hispaniola and then gets pulled out to sea. That would spare Florida from impacts, though it would likely bring life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding to parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba, and the Dominican Republic."

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances, including one expected to cross Florida over the weekend.

Forecasters predict Lorenzo will turn north and then east well away from Florida and the United States, and could make a partial clockwise loop in the tropical central Atlantic. Lorenzo is the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and the third storm to form since Oct. 1.

The bizarre 2025 hurricane season continues with two systems on the tracking map. One appears to be heading into the Gulf of Mexico and seems unlikely to pose a Florida threat. The other is northeast of the United States,