…MELISSA FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME A HURRICANE TODAY… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 5:00 AM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.3, -75.0 with movement NW at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 986 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.
