Melissa Velasquez Loaiza
(CNN Spanish) – Tropical storm Lee, which formed on Tuesday in the Atlantic, could become an “extremely dangerous” hurricane later this week, according to the most recent information from the National Hurricane Center (CNH). Hurricane season is nearing its typical peak of early September.
Lee is not far from hurricane strength, and will likely reach that status later today. [miércoles]the hurricane center said Wednesday in its 5 a.m. ET update.
“Lee is forecast to intensify to a major hurricane late this week and could have impacts across the Leeward Islands this weekend,” the 5:00 am ET NHC update reads. this Wednesday.
The NHC says it is still too early to determine the “magnitude and impact” of Lee if it becomes a hurricane, so watch for progress and updates to its forecast.
Tropical storm track Read live: where it is in real time and where it is going
Early this Wednesday, Tropical Storm Lee was located 2,040 km north of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h, according to the CNH.
Lee is moving west-northwest at about 26 km/h and this movement is expected to continue for the next few days, the NHC adds.
“It is expected to continue for the next few days with a slight reduction in forward speed,” the bulletin for this Wednesday at 5:00 am Eastern Time says.
Tropical Storm Lee projection.
Lee’s winds could reach 240 km/h this Sunday afternoon, according to the hurricane center.
Although its exact track is still uncertain, Lee will track generally west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic through the end of the week and will pass near the Leeward Islands over the weekend as a hurricane.
But any changes to its trajectory as it approaches the islands could have a bigger impact there and beyond. Anyone in the eastern Caribbean – including the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola – as well as the Bahamas will need to keep a close eye on forecasts.
It’s too early to tell if this system will directly affect the continental US, but even if the hurricane remains out at sea, dangerous surf and rip currents could again threaten the East Coast. One person died in a rip current in New Jersey over Labor Day weekend [Día del Trabajo].
Lee became a tropical storm on Tuesday after forming early in the morning in the central tropical Atlantic and moving through extremely warm waters, according to the National Hurricane Center, which expects the storm to strengthen rapidly.
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