…MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA CONTINUES SLOWLY WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK… As of 11:00 AM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.4, -76.6 with movement W at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 953 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
