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WTNT33 KNHC 080838
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL132023
5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME FRIDAY SEP 08 2023
- POWERFUL CATEGORY 5 LEE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY…
- DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,09:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION,17.8 NORTH 53.5 WEST
ABOUT 630 MILES,1015 KILOMETERS EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 165 MILES PER HOUR, 270 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, WEST NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, 22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 926 MILLIBAR, 27.35 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (09:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST
- LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR (22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
- ON THE FORECAST TRACK, LEE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND PUERTO RICO OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 165 MILES PER HOUR (270 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- LEE IS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
- ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TODAY.
- FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT LEE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KILOMETERS).
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 926 MILLIBAR (27.35 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
KEY MESSAGES FOR LEE CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT43 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT3.SHTML
SURF:
- SWELLS GENERATED BY LEE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER TODAY, AND REACH THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS, AND BERMUDA THIS WEEKEND.
- THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
- DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG MOST OF THE U.S. EAST COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY.
- PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI