NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12PM MONDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2017.

… LEE HANGING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION …

AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 40.6° WEST OR ABOUT 1115 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED, AND LEE IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW ON TUESDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON