From: brice gordon Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 10:11 AM To: eevacation mailcom Cc: Subject: FYI Fwd: VIRGIN ISLANDS UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNING; MARIA'S OUTER RAIN BANDS NOW REACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES Forwarded message From: Cecile de Jongh Date: Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:11 AM Subject: Fwd: VIRGIN ISLANDS UNDER TRO=ICAL STORM WARNING; MARIA'S OUTER RAIN BANDS NOW REACHING THE LESSER A=TILLES To: Cecile de Jongh With warm regards, 4=iv> Cecile Sent from my iPhonec/=iv> Begin forwarded message: From: "Jean P. Greaux, Jr." September 9, 20115:07:40 AM GMT-04:00 To: "Jean =. Greaux Jr." Subject: VIRGIN ISLANDS UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNING; MARIA'S=OUTER RAIN BANDS NOW REACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES Tropical =torm Warnings are up for the U.S. Virgin Islands as the outer rain bands a=sociated with Maria are arriving in the Lesser Antilles this morning. Trop=cal storm conditions are expected across those islands late today. At S am= the center of Maria was estimated to be near 13.8 North, 56.2 West or about 655 miles east sou=heast of St. Thomas. Maria is moving to the west-northwest =ear 18 miles per hour. This motion should continue through Saturday and =n this track Maria will be near the Virgin Islands on Saturday night. Top =inds are at 40 miles per hour EFTA_R1_00155709 EFTA01807429 with higher gusts and some slight strengthen=ng is possible during the next two days. Tropical storm force winds extend=outward up to 175 miles mainly north of the center. The forecast track was adjusted = bit to the north with this advisory. On this track, Tropical Storm Mari= is expected to pass very close or over St. John at 9 pm Saturday and 1= miles to the north-northeast of St. Thomas an hour later. The closest the=center of the storm will come to St. Croix is some 37 miles to the island&=39;s northeast at around 6 pm on Saturday. St. Thomas and St. John will fe=l longest duration of tropical storm force winds beginning at 2 pm Saturda= and lasting for about 15 hours while St. Croix will begin to feel the tro=ical storm force winds, winds in excess of 39 miles per hour also at 2 pm =ut only for an approximate four-hour period. When Maria passes the Virgin =slands on Saturday, the storm system is expected to be packing 45 mile per=hour winds. =div>Brice Gordon Little Saint James USVI Phone: - 2 EFTA_R1_00155710 EFTA01807430