…MELISSA CRAWLING OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA… …EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING TO PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO THE WEEKEND… As of 5:00 AM EDT Thu Oct 23 the center of Melissa was located near 15.0, -74.9 with movement WNW at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1002 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
