…MELISSA NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AND FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS WEEKEND… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 11:00 AM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.5, -75.1 with movement WNW at 1 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.
