…MELISSA EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE THIS WEEKEND… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 5:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 the center of Melissa was located near 16.0, -74.3 with movement N at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.