…MELISSA REORGANIZING AND POISED TO INTENSIFY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 2:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 the center of Melissa was located near 15.6, -74.4 with movement ESE at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 997 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.