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Hurricane Lee Advisory Number  33
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132023
1100 AM AST Wed Sep 13 2023
 
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BEGINNING EARLY 
TOMORROW...
...RISK OF WIND, COASTAL FLOODING, AND RAIN IMPACTS INCREASING FOR
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND AND ATLANTIC CANADA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.4N 67.2W
ABOUT 430 MI...695 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1035 MI...1665 KM S OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the
next 24 hours.
 
Interests in the northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada
should monitor the progress of Lee.  Watches will likely be
required for a portion of these areas later today or tonight.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lee was located 
near latitude 26.4 North, longitude 67.2 West. Lee is moving toward 
the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A turn toward the north is 
expected by tonight, followed by an increase in speed on Thursday 
and Friday.  On the forecast track, the center of Lee will pass west 
of Bermuda Thursday and Thursday night and then approach the coast 
of New England or Atlantic Canada Friday and Saturday.
 
Maximum sustained winds remain near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher 
gusts.  Lee is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson 
Hurricane Wind Scale. Slow weakening is forecast during the next few 
days, however, Lee is likely to remain a large and dangerous 
hurricane into the weekend.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 240
miles (390 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 948 mb (28.00 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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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 conditions are expected in 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 and mid-Atlantic U.S. coast, and these 
conditions are forecast to spread northward across New England and 
Atlantic Canada later today. Please consult products from your local 
weather office.
 
RAINFALL: 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
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Cangialosi
 
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