…MELISSA CONTINUES TO DRIFT NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY… …HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO THE WEEKEND… As of 5:00 PM EDT Thu Oct 23 the center of Melissa was located near 15.6, -75.5 with movement NNW at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
