...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER DATA SUGGEST MELISSA IS ALMOST A HURRICANE... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... As of 2:00 AM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.3, -74.9 with movement NW at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 986 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.