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WTNT33 KNHC 121758
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE LEE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 29A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL132023
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
2:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME TUESDAY SEP 12 2023
- AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING LEE…
- HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT BEACHES ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ALL WEEK…
SUMMARY OF 2:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 18:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 24.5 NORTH 66.2 WEST
ABOUT 545 MILES, 875 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 115 MILES PER HOUR, 185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MILES PER HOUR, 9 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 951 MILLIBAR, 28.09 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- BERMUDA
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
- INTERESTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ATLANTIC CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LEE.
- FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 2:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (18:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.2 WEST
- LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MILES PER HOUR (9 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- A SLOW WEST NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY MIDWEEK.
- ON THE FORECAST TRACK, LEE IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR BUT TO THE WEST OF BERMUDA IN A FEW DAYS.
- AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER DATA INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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.
- SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, BUT LEE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES (335 KILOMETERS).
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 951 MILLIBAR (28.09 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
WIND:
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA STARTING THURSDAY MORNING.
SURF:
- SWELLS GENERATED BY LEE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES, THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS, AND BERMUDA.
- THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
- DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST, AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTHWESTARD ALONG MUCH OF THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
- PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
RAIN:
- OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM LEE MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES, 25 TO 50 MILESLLIMETERS, ACROSS BERMUDA THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER GALLINA/BLAKE/BANN