EFTA Document EFTA01774995

From: brice gordon < Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Larry Visoski; Sarah K Subject: Fwd: Fw: 11 AM UPDATE--TROPICAL STORM MARIA -- THU SEPT 8 FYI Forwarded messa e - From: Cecile de Jongh Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:13 AM Subject: Fw: 11 AM UPDATE--TROPICAL S=ORM MARIA -- THU SEPT 8 To: Cecile de Jongh FYI below With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: Th= information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and =rotected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are h=reby notified that any dissemination, distribution or duplication of this =ommunication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communicati=n in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies. Forwarded Message From: "Jean P. Greau = ' To: Jean P. Greaux Jr Sent: Thursday, September 8,=2011 11:04 AM Subject: 1= AM UPDATE--TROPICAL STORM MARIA -- THU SEPT 8 At 11 am today, the center of Tropcial Storm Maria was loc=ted near 13 degrees North, 51.2 degrees West or about 971 miles east south=ast of St. Croix. Tropical Storm Maria is moving to the west at 22 miles p=r hour. This general motion should continue today followed by a turn to the west-northwest with a decrease in forward speed on Friday. <=font> Maximum =ustained winds are near 45 miles per hour with higher gusts and Maria coul= be de-generating into a tropical wave later today. However, there is the =trong likelihood of regeneration during the next day or two. No matter the=status of the storm system, tropical storm force winds extend outward up t= 115 miles to the north and east of the center. It is important to note that the forecast track has been adj=sted by the National Hurricane Center more to the south--- now putting the =ntire territory in the path of tropical storm force winds. EFTA_R1_00088700 EFTA01774995 On the forecast track, the center of Maria i= now projected to pass within 10 miles of St. Croix at 7 pm Saturday; 39=miles southwest of St. John at 9 pm Saturday and 30 miles southwest 4 St. Thomas at 10 pm Saturday. Tropical storm force winds, winds in excess =f 39 miles per hour are now expected to affect St. Croix for ten hours beg=nning at 11 am Saturday; for ten hours across St. John beginning at 2 pm S=turday and for 11 hours across St. Thomas beginning at 2 pm Saturday. =/div>-- Brice Gordon Little Saint James USVI Phone: 2 EFTA_R1_00088701 EFTA01774996