…MELISSA DRIFTING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN… …HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA OVER THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK… As of 11:00 AM EDT Wed Oct 22 the center of Melissa was located near 14.4, -73.6 with movement WNW at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
