The Tropical Storm MargoIt became the fifth hurricane of the current hurricane season. Atlantic Ocean without affecting any area for the time being, while Lee continues with major hurricane force north of the Leeward Islands and south of Bermuda.
According to the bulletin at 21:00 GMT on National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, the center of Margot is located 2,035 km northwest of the African islands of Cape Verde.
Their wind Sustained highs are 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), currently making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Margot It is moving north at a speed of 19 km/h, and this movement is expected to continue in the coming days.
The wind with force of Hurricane extend up to 30 km from the center and strong winds tropical storm They extend to a distance of 205 km from the eye of this system.
“Additional strengthening is forecast over the next 48 hours,” the observatory, based in , warned Miami, FL.
For now, Margot There are no coast guards or advisories in effect.
For its part, the Major Hurricane Lee It continues in the mid-Atlantic this Monday, moving toward the northwest, away from coastal areas, and its movement is slow, the NHC indicated in its 9 p.m. bulletin.
Lee, a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale (out of a maximum of 5), has maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h) and is located 305 miles (610 km) north of the islands. Sotavento.
It was also located approximately 600 miles (970 km) south of the Bermuda.
Lee is moving northwest at 7 mph and is expected to pass westward Bermudawhere authorities are monitoring the passage of the cyclone, which will become slightly more intense as it progresses.
The NHC noted that Lee-induced storm surge sectors of the Lesser Antilles, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
“These storm surges are likely to result in… surf and life-threatening ocean currents,” the NHC warns.
Lee’s dangerous waves and ocean currents are beginning to affect parts of the country’s southeastern coast USAand these conditions are expected to extend along much of the U.S. East Coast through next Tuesday and Wednesday, he said.
Source: El heraldo
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