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WTNT33 KNHC 092035
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HURRICANE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL132023
5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SATURDAY SEP 09 2023
- LEE TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO…
- HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH NEXT WEEK…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 20.7 NORTH 59.1 WEST
ABOUT 310 MILES, 505 KILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 115 MILES PER HOUR , 185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MILES PER HOUR ,17 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 958 MILLIBAR, 28.29 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 59.1 WEST
- LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MILES PER HOUR (17 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- A SLOWER WEST NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- ON THE FORECAST TRACK, LEE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND PUERTO RICO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR (185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- LEE IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
- GRADUAL RESTRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES (65 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES (295 KILOMETERS).
- NOAA BUOY 40144 LOCATED ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF LEE HAS
- REPORTED A PEAK SUSTAINED WIND OF 54 MILES PER HOUR (86 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH A GUST TO 67 MILES PER HOUR (107 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MILLIBAR (28.29 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 AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES, AND ARE SPREADING WESTWARD TO THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS, AND BERMUDA THROUGH 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 ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND WORSEN THROUGH THE WEEK.
- PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER BROWN