…MELISSA LIKELY STARTING TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE TOMORROW… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… As of 5:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.6, -75.5 with movement W at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.
