TROPICAL STORM LEE ALERT STATEMENT FROM ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
TUE SEP 5th 2023
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN HAS BECOME TROPICAL STORM LEE…
…LEE COULD BRING SOME IMPACTS TO THE AREA…
饾棓 饾榿饾椏饾椉饾椊饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椆 饾棸饾槅饾棸饾椆饾椉饾椈饾棽 饾棶饾椆饾棽饾椏饾榿 饾椂饾榾 饾椂饾椈 饾棽饾棾饾棾饾棽饾棸饾榿 饾棾饾椉饾椏 饾棓饾椈饾榿饾椂饾棿饾槀饾棶 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾棔饾棶饾椏饾棷饾槀饾棻饾棶, 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾棢饾棽饾棽饾槃饾棶饾椏饾棻 饾棞饾榾饾椆饾棶饾椈饾棻饾榾 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾棔饾椏饾椂饾榿饾椂饾榾饾椀 饾棭饾椂饾椏饾棿饾椂饾椈 饾棞饾榾饾椆饾棶饾椈饾棻饾榾. 饾棓 饾榿饾椏饾椉饾椊饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椆 饾棸饾槅饾棸饾椆饾椉饾椈饾棽 饾棶饾椆饾棽饾椏饾榿 饾椇饾棽饾棶饾椈饾榾 饾榿饾椀饾棶饾榿, 饾椂饾椈 饾榿饾椀饾椂饾榾 饾棸饾棶饾榾饾棽, 饾棶 饾榿饾椏饾椉饾椊饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椆 饾棸饾槅饾棸饾椆饾椉饾椈饾棽 饾椂饾榾 饾椂饾椈 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾椇饾椉饾椈饾椂饾榿饾椉饾椏 饾棶饾椏饾棽饾棶 饾椉饾棾 饾棸饾椉饾椈饾棸饾棽饾椏饾椈 饾槃饾椂饾榿饾椀 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾椊饾椉饾榿饾棽饾椈饾榿饾椂饾棶饾椆 饾榿饾椉 饾棷饾棽饾棸饾椉饾椇饾棽 饾棶 饾椇饾棶饾椃饾椉饾椏 饾椀饾槀饾椏饾椏饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椈饾棽. 饾棓 饾榿饾椏饾椉饾椊饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椆 饾榾饾榿饾椉饾椏饾椇 饾椉饾椏 饾椀饾槀饾椏饾椏饾椂饾棸饾棶饾椈饾棽 饾槃饾棶饾榿饾棸饾椀 饾榾饾椉饾椇饾棽饾榿饾椂饾椇饾棽 饾榿饾椀饾槀饾椏饾榾饾棻饾棶饾槅 饾棸饾棶饾椈饾椈饾椉饾榿 饾棷饾棽 饾椏饾槀饾椆饾棽饾棻 饾椉饾槀饾榿.
The forecast track of Lee is inherently uncertain due mainly to the notable distance from the Islands. However, a majority of model forecasts continue to indicate that the centre will likely pass a relatively safe distance north of the region. All things considered, in the reasonable worst-case scenario, the system poses an elevated or minor threat to the islands with the potential to cause limited impacts from storm-force winds and high seas, resulting in life-threatening conditions and minor disruptions to daily life.
饾棞饾榿’饾榾 饾椂饾椇饾椊饾椉饾椏饾榿饾棶饾椈饾榿 饾榿饾椉 饾椈饾椉饾榿饾棽 饾榿饾椀饾棶饾榿 饾榿饾椀饾椂饾榾 饾棶饾榾饾榾饾棽饾榾饾榾饾椇饾棽饾椈饾榿 饾椂饾榾 饾榾饾槀饾棷饾椃饾棽饾棸饾榿 饾榿饾椉 饾棸饾椀饾棶饾椈饾棿饾棽 饾棶饾榾 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾榾饾槅饾榾饾榿饾棽饾椇 饾椇饾椉饾槂饾棽饾榾 饾棸饾椆饾椉饾榾饾棽饾椏 饾榿饾椉 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾椏饾棽饾棿饾椂饾椉饾椈 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾椈饾棽饾槃 饾椂饾椈饾棾饾椉饾椏饾椇饾棶饾榿饾椂饾椉饾椈 饾棷饾棽饾棸饾椉饾椇饾棽饾榾 饾棶饾槂饾棶饾椂饾椆饾棶饾棷饾椆饾棽.
To ensure your safety, we strongly recommend having your hurricane disaster plan prepared and ready. additionally, please stay actively vigilant and monitor the progress of this cyclone closely.
At 5 pm, the centre of Tropical Storm Lee was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 41.8 West or about 1353 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands or about 1553 miles East-southeast of the British Virgin Islands.
The storm is moving west-northwest near 16 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days with a slight reduction in forward speed.
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts.
Lee is forecast to be a hurricane within a couple of days and will likely be a major hurricane by friday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the centre.
On its forecast track, Tropical storm Lee could be near the Islands late F Friday or Saturday , as a major tropical cyclone. it is likely that the Islands will be impacted by hazardous seas.
There is also the possibility of minimal storm-force winds. The specific impacts, if any, remain uncertain given the limited confidence in the eventual path, size and intensity of the system.
Note that there are NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.
Residents should continue to closely monitor Tropical Storm Lee and ensure that they have their hurricane season plans prepared.
饾棖饾椉饾椈饾榿饾椂饾椈饾槀饾棽 饾榿饾椉 饾棸饾椀饾棽饾棸饾椄 饾榿饾椀饾棽 饾棗饾棗饾棤 饾棶饾椊饾椊, 饾棛饾棶饾棸饾棽饾棷饾椉饾椉饾椄, 饾棞饾椈饾榾饾榿饾棶饾棿饾椏饾棶饾椇, 饾棫饾槃饾椂饾榿饾榿饾棽饾椏 饾棶饾椈饾棻 饾椉饾槀饾椏 饾槃饾棽饾棷饾榾饾椂饾榿饾棽 饾槃饾槃饾槃.饾棷饾槂饾椂饾棻饾棻饾椇.饾棸饾椉饾椇 饾棾饾椉饾椏 饾槀饾椊饾棻饾棶饾榿饾棽饾榾.
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