…MELISSA LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA… …HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE TOMORROW IN JAMAICA… As of 11:00 PM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.3, -77.5 with movement W at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 933 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.
