From: brice gordon
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:56 AM
To: jeevacation@gmail.com
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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