…MELISSA RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK… As of 2:00 AM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.3, -76.1 with movement WSW at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 958 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.
