…NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS REPORT LITTLE CHANGE IN MELISSA’S STRENGTH DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 8:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 the center of Melissa was located near 16.2, -74.6 with movement N at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.