…NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT MELISSA IS NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… As of 11:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.4, -75.9 with movement W at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 967 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.
