Tropical Storm Melissa was moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea early Thursday, said forecasters warning of "life-threatening flooding," and landslides.

Jamaica issued a Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning Thursday morning. The island nation is expected to see hurricane conditions, including life-threatening flash flooding, from Tropical Storm Melissa beginning Friday afternoon.

Melissa is currently a slow-moving tropical storm that is expected to rapidly intensify to a major hurricane—a brutal combination will drench Jamaica and other Caribbean islands

Melissa is expected to significantly strengthen by late Friday and over the weekend, when the storm could become a hurricane as early as Saturday.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.

The southern peninsula of Haiti and all of Jamaica remain under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning. Both countries are forecast to see a tremendous amount of rain, enough to potentially spawn life-threatening mudslides and flash flooding in Haiti and the island of Hispaniola.

Jamaica have included five players from Super League clubs in their squad for this weekend’s vital Rugby League World Cup qualifier against France: including three that played for the Reggae Warriors in the last tournament.

The Ministry of Education has announced that all schools across the island will suspend face-to-face classes and transition to remote learning effective Thursday in anticipation of the potential impact of Tropical Storm Melissa.