From: Cecile de Jongh To: Ann Rodriquez >, J E leevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch as Ganzalo Strengthens Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:23:32 +0000 With warm regards, Cecile de Jongh Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "VITEMA" <VITEMA®vialert.g> Date: October 12, 2014 at 5:42:10 PM AST To: Subject: US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch as Ganzalo Strengthens Alert / Warning Meteorological - SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...This is an ACTUAL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ALERT.. Issued By: VITEMA Affected Jurisdictions: St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Water Island Counties Headline: US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Watch as Ganzalo Strengthens A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and its surrounding islands as Gonzalo continues to strengthen just a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area.According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located at was located near Latitude 16.4 degrees north, Longitude 59.5 degrees west. Gonzalo is moving toward the west near 12 miles per hour and this general motion is expected to continue through Monday followed by a turn toward the westnorthwest Monday night. On the forecast track, Gonzalo is expected to move through the central Leeward Islands by early Monday morning and approach the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Monday night and Tuesday morning. Reports from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 miles per hour with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Gonzalo is expected to become a hurricane by early Tuesday morning. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center. EFTA00998483 Gonzalo is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches across the US Virgin Islands with isolated maximum totals of 12 inches possible. Swells generated by Gonzalo will affect the Leeward Islands tonight and reach the US Virgin Islands by Monday afternoon. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. VITEMA Acting Director Austin Callwood is urging the public to begin preparations for storm impact and to continue monitoring the system. VITEMA is also advising the public to closely monitor VI Alert or stay tuned to a NOAA weather radio, local radio or cable television stations for later statements and possible warnings. For a permanent link to this Notification (may contain additional formatting and / or content which could not be sent), follow this link: http://www.vialert.gov/Public/News/AlertView.aspx? notID=3321945&refer=HOME&source=ADFTFT&messagelD-42770730& To Un-Subscribe to this distribution, log into the VI-Alert - Civilians Portal using the following URL: https://users.vialert.gQyy EFTA00998484