…POWERFUL CATEGORY 5 LEE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY…
…DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK..
AT 5:00 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST, OR 630 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, LEE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND PUERTO RICO OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 165 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LEE IS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED AFTER THAT, BUT LEE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MARINERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS SEAS WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY LATE SATURDAY/EARLY SUNDAY.
…MARGOT FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN…
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARGOT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 30.8 WEST OR 460 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. MARGOT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 40 MPH , AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND MARGOT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE WEEKEND.
