…MELISSA BECOMES A HURRICANE AND IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… As of 2:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.6, -75.2 with movement WNW at 1 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.
