…MELISSA REORGANIZING AND EXPECTED TO BEGIN INTENSIFYING SOON… …HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 11:00 AM EDT Thu Oct 23 the center of Melissa was located near 15.4, -74.9 with movement NNW at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
