{"id":7386,"date":"2017-09-18T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=7386"},"modified":"2017-09-18T09:45:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T13:45:50","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-now-under-tropical-storm-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-now-under-tropical-storm-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda now under Tropical Storm warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3694300429\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3452824023\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>BULLETIN<\/p><div id=\"antig-1313996213\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Maria Intermediate Advisory Number 8A<\/p>\n<p>NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AL152017<\/p><div id=\"antig-692444973\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-244767381\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>800 AM AST Mon Sep 18 2017<\/p><div id=\"antig-272199220\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS MARIA INTENSIFYING&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"antig-4241688914\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-119176168\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1758034251\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST&#8230;1200 UTC&#8230;INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>LOCATION&#8230;14.6N 59.7W<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT 85 MI&#8230;135 KM E OF MARTINIQUE<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT 120 MI&#8230;195 KM ESE OF DOMINICA<\/p>\n<p>MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS&#8230;110 MPH&#8230;175 KM\/H<\/p>\n<p>PRESENT MOVEMENT&#8230;WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH&#8230;19 KM\/H<\/p>\n<p>MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE&#8230;967 MB&#8230;28.56 INCHES<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WATCHES AND WARNINGS<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Government of St. Lucia has issued a Hurricane Warning for St.<\/p>\n<p>Lucia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Meteorological Service of St. Maarten has issued a Tropical<\/p>\n<p>Storm Warning for St. Maarten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Hurricane Warning is in effect for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* Guadeloupe<\/p>\n<p>* Dominica<\/p>\n<p>* St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat<\/p>\n<p>* Martinique<\/p>\n<p>* St. Lucia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* Antigua and Barbuda<\/p>\n<p>* Saba and St. Eustatius<\/p>\n<p>* St. Maarten<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Hurricane Watch is in effect for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* Puerto Rico, Vieques, and Culebra<\/p>\n<p>* U.S. Virgin Islands<\/p>\n<p>* British Virgin Islands<\/p>\n<p>* Saba and St. Eustatius<\/p>\n<p>* St. Maarten<\/p>\n<p>* St. Martin and St. Barthelemy<\/p>\n<p>* Anguilla<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* Barbados<\/p>\n<p>* St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected<\/p>\n<p>somewhere within the warning area.\u00a0 Preparations to protect life and<\/p>\n<p>property should be rushed to completion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are<\/p>\n<p>expected somewhere within the warning area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible<\/p>\n<p>within the watch area.\u00a0 A watch is typically issued 48 hours<\/p>\n<p>before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force<\/p>\n<p>winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or<\/p>\n<p>dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are<\/p>\n<p>possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interests elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles and the Dominican<\/p>\n<p>Republic should monitor the progress of this system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For storm information specific to your area in the United<\/p>\n<p>States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please<\/p>\n<p>monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service<\/p>\n<p>forecast office. For storm information specific to your area outside<\/p>\n<p>the United States, please monitor products issued by your national<\/p>\n<p>meteorological service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Maria was located<\/p>\n<p>near latitude 14.6 North, longitude 59.7 West. Maria is moving<\/p>\n<p>toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km\/h), and this motion<\/p>\n<p>with a decrease in forward speed is expected through Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>On the forecast track, the center of Maria will move across the<\/p>\n<p>Leeward Islands late today and tonight, and then over the extreme<\/p>\n<p>northeastern Caribbean Sea Tuesday and Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft<\/p>\n<p>indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 110 mph<\/p>\n<p>(175 km\/h) with higher gusts.\u00a0 Maria is currently a Category 2<\/p>\n<p>hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.\u00a0 Additional<\/p>\n<p>rapid strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Maria<\/p>\n<p>is expected to become a dangerous major hurricane before it moves<\/p>\n<p>through the Leeward Islands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from<\/p>\n<p>the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105<\/p>\n<p>miles (165 km).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The minimum central pressure estimated from the Hurricane Hunter<\/p>\n<p>aircraft data is 967 mb (28.56 inches).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>WIND:\u00a0 Hurricane conditions are first expected within portions of<\/p>\n<p>the Leeward Islands by late today, with tropical storm conditions<\/p>\n<p>beginning during the next several hours.\u00a0 Hurricane conditions are<\/p>\n<p>possible within the hurricane watch area by Tuesday, with tropical<\/p>\n<p>storm conditions possible tonight.\u00a0 Tropical storm conditions are<\/p>\n<p>possible in the tropical storm watch area through tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>STORM SURGE:\u00a0 A dangerous storm surge accompanied by large and<\/p>\n<p>destructive waves will raise water levels by as much as 5 to 7 feet<\/p>\n<p>above normal tide levels near where the center of Maria moves<\/p>\n<p>across the Leeward Islands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RAINFALL: Maria is expected to produce total rain accumulations of<\/p>\n<p>6 to 12 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches across the<\/p>\n<p>central and southern Leeward Islands, including Puerto Rico and the<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and British Virgin Islands, through Wednesday night.\u00a0 Maria is<\/p>\n<p>also expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches<\/p>\n<p>with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches over the remaining<\/p>\n<p>northern Leeward Islands from Barbuda to Anguilla, as well as the<\/p>\n<p>Windward Islands and Barbados.\u00a0 Rainfall on all of these islands<\/p>\n<p>could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SURF:\u00a0 Swells generated by Maria are affecting the Lesser Antilles.<\/p>\n<p>These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip<\/p>\n<p>current conditions.\u00a0 Please consult 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