<table><tr><th>From: </th><th></th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:02 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Richard Kahn;1 E</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>HURRICANE MARIA UPDATE -- TUE SEPT 19 -- 11 AM</td></tr></table>

FYI

## POTENTIALLY CA=ASTROPHIC HURRICANE MARIA CONTINUES WEST- NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE VIRGIN l=LANDS AND PUERTO RICO

At 11a..m., the center of potentially c=tastrophic Category Five Hurricane Maria was located near 16.3 de=rees north, 63.1 degrees west or about 150 miles southeast of St.=Croix. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Virgin Islands.=/div>

Maria is m=ving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph, and this general motion is expe=ted to continue through Wednesday night. On the forecast track, the e=e of Maria will move over the northeastern Caribbean Sea today, and then=pass near or over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday.

M=ximum sustained winds are near 160 mph with higher gusts. S=me fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Mar=a is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous Category Four or Five h=rricane until it moves near or over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

=br>Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center=and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles. A NOAA=buoy located a little west of the center, recently reported 1-min average w=nds of 69 mph and a wind gust of 83 mph.

## ESTIMATED STORM=IMPACT

On the current forecast track, the center o= Maria will pass within ten miles of St. Croix around 2 a.m. Wednesday=. At that time, Hurricane Maria wi=l be a Category Four Hurricane with sustained winds of 155 miles per h=ur.

## WIND IMPACT

=font size="6">St. Croix will begin to feel the effects of tropical storm force wind= (winds between 39.73 miles per hour) around 2 p.m. today with hurrica=e force winds (winds stronger than 74 miles per hour) affecting St. Croix f=r seven hours beginning at 11 p.m. tonight. The highest sustained wind=forecast for St. Croix will occur around 2 a.m. Wednesday with su=tained winds reaching 145 miles per hour.

## WIND IMPACT (cont.)