News Item on Hurricane Lee

Mon, Sep 25th 2017, 01:51 PM

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE LEE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM, SUNDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2017.

…LEE CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY...


AT 5AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 50.1° WEST OR ABOUT 860 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA.

LEE IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING SOUTHWARD, AND A SLOW SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND LEE COULD BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON MONDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM.

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES

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