Hurricane Lee has weakened a bit but is still very powerful and dangerous as a category 4 hurricane.
Current Position/Movement
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LOCATION...18.2N 54.5W
ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 54.5 West. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through early next week with a significant decrease in forward speed. 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 are near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher gusts. Lee is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely over the next few days, however Lee is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through early next week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 942 mb (27.82 inches)
Tropical Storm Margot is expected to strengthen.
Current Position/Movement
LOCATION...18.0N 32.5W
ABOUT 580 MI...930 KM WNW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Margot was located near latitude 18.0 North, longitude 32.5 West. Margot is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue for the next day or two, with a turn towards a more northwestward motion early next week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Margot is forecast to become a hurricane later this weekend.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).