public notice: news item on hurricane lee
Weather Update
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE LEE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY 7TH, SEPTEMBER 2023
...LEE FORECAST TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN…
...LARGE SWELLS LIKELY TO REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 48.6° WEST OR ABOUT 985 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY AND LEE is expected to become a major hurricane BY EARLY FRIDAY.
MARINERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS SEAS WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY LATE SUNDAY.
