…NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS REPORT MELISSA IS NOW DRIFTING NORTHWESTWARD… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 11:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 the center of Melissa was located near 16.1, -74.9 with movement NW at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.