407
WTNT33 KNHC 122056
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL132023
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME TUESDAY SEP 12 2023
- AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER FINDS LEE GROWING IN SIZE…
- HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT BEACHES ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ALL WEEK…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION,24.7 NORTH 66.4 WEST
ABOUT 535 MILES, 860 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 115 MILES PER HOUR, 185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT,NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 11 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 946 MILLIBAR, 27.94 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 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST
- LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MILES PER HOUR (11 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- LEE IS FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON THURSDAY AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
- AIR FORCE 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 THOUGH THE WIND FIELD IS TO REMAIN LARGE.
- LEE IS VERY LARGE HURRICANE.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES (205 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES (390 KILOMETERS).
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MILLIBAR (27.94 INCHES) BASED ON DROPSONDE DATA.
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 EARLY THURSDAY.
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 AND ATLANTIC CANADA 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 MILLIMETERS, ACROSS BERMUDA THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 8:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER GALLINA/BLAKE/BANN