Hurricane Lee and two other systems meander in the Atlantic. What the forecast shows
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Hurricane Lee isn’t the only hunk of weather moving around the Atlantic Ocean. There is also a disturbance off Africa’s coast that may develop into a tropical depression later this week and another one off Portugal that is expected to weaken.
Here’s what the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisories on Wednesday.
READ MORE: Lee is now a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic. By the weekend, it could be Category 4
Hurricane Lee to rapidly strengthen
Lee became a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday afternoon and is forecast to become a major hurricane by early Saturday, the hurricane center said in its 5 p.m. advisory.
While it is too soon to determine the location and magnitude of possible impacts, the hurricane center says interests in the northern Leeward Islands should continue monitoring Lee.
Swells generated by Lee are expected to reach the British and U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.
“These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the hurricane center said.
What’s going on with the disturbance off Africa’s coast?
A broad area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern Atlantic and the Cabo Verde Islands, the hurricane center said in its 8 p.m. advisory.
“Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form later this week while moving towards the west-northwest at about 15 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic,” the hurricane center said.
Formation chance through 48 hours: 40%, up from 30%. at the 8 a.m. advisory.
Formation chance through seven days: 70%, up from 60%. at the 8 a.m. advisory.
Hurricane Franklin’s remnants keep swirling
What’s left of Franklin is hanging out a few hundred miles east-northeast of Portugal’s Azores. It should weaken by the weekend, the hurricane center said in its 8 p.m. advisory.
“This system could briefly acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics while it moves northward and then meanders northwest of Spain and Portugal overnight and on Thursday, but environmental conditions appear to become unfavorable for further development by Thursday night,” the hurricane center said.
Formation chance through 48 hours: 30%, up from 10%. at the 8 a.m. advisory.
Formation chance through seven days: 30%, up from 10%. at the 8 a.m. advisory.
This story was originally published September 6, 2023 at 8:53 AM.
