…CENTER OF MELISSA EMERGING FROM THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN JAMAICA… …DAMAGING WINDS. CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING, AND LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES IN JAMAICA… As of 5:00 PM EDT Tue Oct 28 the center of Melissa was located near 18.5, -77.7 with movement NNE at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 921 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.