…MELISSA MOVING VERY SLOWLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN… …HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO THE WEEKEND… As of 8:00 PM EDT Wed Oct 22 the center of Melissa was located near 14.3, -74.5 with movement W at 1 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1002 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
