…HURRICANE MELISSA RESUMES INTENSIFYING… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LIKELY TO BEGIN TOMORROW… As of 5:00 PM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.4, -77.2 with movement W at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 941 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.
