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…
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐. ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐, ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐.
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.
๐๐’๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ.
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.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ, ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ง๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐.๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
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