EFTA02543686.pdf

From: brice gordon Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:45 PM To: jeevacation@gmail.com Cc: Larry Visoski. LSJ Subject: Fwd: CORRECTING TYPO IN SECOND PARAGRAPH--TROPICAL STORM KATIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC FYI Forwarded message From: Cecile de Jongh 1 " " " Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2011at 6:09 PM Subject: Fwd: CORRECTING TYPO IN SECO=D PARAGRAPH--TROPICAL STORM KATIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN=TROP To: Brice Gordon < With warm regards, </=iv> Cecile Sent from my iPhone</=iv> Begin forwarded message: From: "Jean P. Greaux, Jr. August 30, 2011 5:03:07 PM EDT To: "Jean P. Greau= Jr." <=EAN.GREAUX@go.vi.gov <mailto:JEAN.GREAUX@go.vi.gov» Subject: CORRECTING TYPO IN SECOND PARAGRAPH--TROPICAL STORM KATI= CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC At 5 p.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm Katia was lo=ated near 12.7 degrees North, 35.4 degrees West or about 1,990 miles east =f St. Croix. Top winds have increased to 60 miles per hour with higher rusts and additional strengthening is forecast. Katia could become a hurric=ne on Wednesday. The tropical storm is moving along a west-northwesterl= track at 20 miles per hour. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up =o 85 miles from the center. EFTA_R1_01695725 EFTA02543686  Since this morning, the National Hurricane Center has adjusted the p=ojected track of Katia more to the south so therefore, on this afternoon&#=9;s forecast track, the center of Katia will pass closer to the Virgin Isl=nds than earlier projected. The latest estimates s=ggest that Katia will pass about 344 miles to the northeast of St. John on=Sunday afternoon at 5 pm. At that time, Katia will have evolved into a Cat=gory Three hurricane with top winds of 120 miles per hour. Brice Gordon Little Saint James USVI Phone: 2 EFTA_R1_01695726 EFTA02543687