…NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS REPORT MELISSA IS STRENGTHENING… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… As of 8:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.5, -75.6 with movement W at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 971 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.
