A U.S. landfall from Hurricane Lee is not expected as of the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory, and instead, the forecast calls for Lee to hit Canada. But on Monday, land was included in Lee’s forecast cone for the first time in the storm’s history.
The NHC says Hurricane Lee will continue its slow west-northwest to northwest movement for the next day or so before it begins a turn to the north by the middle of the week. On that track, Lee is expected to pass near but to the west of Bermuda.
The storm is then expected to continue north well off the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast for the rest of the week, reaching Nova Scotia Sunday morning.Current Tropical Storm Watches in effect as Hurricane Lee nears Bermuda. was issued for Bermuda that will remain in effect until further notice. A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical-storm-force winds are possible within 48 hours. Those winds may also be accompanied by a storm surge, coastal flooding and/or river flooding.
In addition, the NHC said interests in the Northeast and New England, as well as Atlantic Canada, should continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Lee.Hurricane Lee is expected to begin to pick up forward speed after it makes its turn to the north, and as it does so the storm’s wind field is expected to grow in size.
The FOX Forecast Center expects Lee’s wind field to extend more than 550 miles across, which would make impacts far-reaching in New England.Winds could be whipping across eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod as Lee makes its move.
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