EFTA Document EFTA01775854

From: brice gordon Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: WEATHER UPDATE-- THU SEPTEMBER 8 FYI hualout marina's have called for our boats today= due to the fact Maria is going to be so close to us i think it would be p=udent to send them away. Water taxi is on standby to handle gett=ng crew off island this afternoon and weather permitting to and from on Fr=day. Smaller boats, Little C, PRD etc will possibly be haulout on LS1 late =oday or tomorrow morning Forw=rded message From: Cecile de J=ngh < Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:46 AM Subject: Fwd: WEATHER UPDATE-- THU SEP=EMBER 8 To: Brice Gordon a <=r> With warm regards, Cecile Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Jean P. Greaux= Jr." «mailto: Date: September 8, 2011 5:44:10 AM GMT-04:00 To: "Jea= P. Greaux Jr." Subject: WEATHER UPD=TE-- THU SEPTEMBER 8 V.I. WEATHER SUMMARY <=u> A tropical wave will move across the Virgin Islan=s today bringing a marked increase in the potential for showers and thunde=showers. Mariners can expect winds to 21 knots and seas to six feet. Small=craft operators should exercise caution across the offshore Atlantic water= and local passages. Tropical Storm Maria: At 5=a.m. today, the center of Maria was located at 13.5 degrees North, 48.2 de=rees West or about 1,161 miles east-southeast of St. Thomas. EFTA_R1_00090154 EFTA01775854 Maria is moving to the west at 23 miles per hour. This general m=tion is expected to continue today followed by a gradual turn toward the w=st-northwest and a decrease in forward speed on Friday. </riv> Maximum sustained winds are near 50 miles per hour with higher gusts= Little change in strength is forecast during the next two days. A Hurri=ane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate Maria later today. Tro=ical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the cente=. On the forecast track, the cente= of Maria should pass to the northeast of the Virgin Islands on Saturday n=ght bringing tropical storm force winds to St. John between 2 and 8 pm and=tropical force winds to St. Thomas between 4 and 8 pm. As of now, the trop=cal storm force winds are not expected to impact St. Croix. When the storm=passes the territory, Maria will be of tropical storm strength with sustai=ed winds of 50 miles per hour. As it tracks to the northeast of the Virgin=lslands on Saturday night, the storm center should pass some 77 miles no=theast of St. Croix at 7 pm; 38 miles northeast of St. John at 8 pm and 48=miles northeast of St. Thomas at 9 pm. A Tropical Storm Watch maybe posted=for the Virgin Islands later today. =div>Brice Gordon Little Saint James USVI Phone: 2 EFTA_R1_00090155 EFTA01775855