…MELISSA CRAWLING OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA… …EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING TO PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO THE WEEKEND… As of 2:00 AM EDT Thu Oct 23 the center of Melissa was located near 14.5, -74.7 with movement W at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
