SITUATION OVERVIEW:
The center of Tropical Storm (TS) Melissa was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 74.6 West at 8:00 p.m. AST. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher wind gusts. TS Melissa is a slow-moving storm, tracking north at near 2 mph (4 km/h). Forecasts indicate that a general westward movement is expected on Saturday, October 25, and will continue through Monday, October 27, followed by a turn to the north and northeast on Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29.On its projected path, the system's center is expected to pass near or over Jamaica early next week.
