Hurricane Melissa has formed in the central Caribbean, with the National Hurricane Center reporting winds of 75 mph as of their 2 p.m. advisory. Melissa, currently a Category 1 hurricane, is likely to intensify quickly because of the warm waters in the area.

Forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain.

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump administration ramps up military pressure on Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking.

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane.

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is headed to the Caribbean to escalate the nation's military presence amid strikes on alleged drug-running vessels.

Melissa has already turned deadly across Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the worst may be yet to come with the storm on track to intensify.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is deployed to the region in an escalating military conflict against drug traffickers