Hurricane Lee path tracker, spaghetti models: Massachusetts could see tropical storm-force winds
Hurricane Lee continued to move northwest over the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds near 115 miles per hour Wednesday morning as it heads toward the coasts of Maine and eastern Canada, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
The current track shows Cape Cod within the outer edge of the "cone of uncertainty" maintaining the possibility that southern New England will see more than high surf from the storm.
Lee, which has remained a Category 3 major hurricane, is forecast to weaken into a tropical storm by Sunday before the storm’s center reaches the coast of Maine, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, the hurricane center said.
“Dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents” will affect parts of the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda and most of the U.S. East Coast this week, according to the hurricane center.
The National Hurricane Center forecasted Wednesday that Massachusetts and other parts of New England could face tropical-storm force winds, 39 mph or greater, as early as Friday night.
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As forecasters continue to monitor Lee, those at the National Hurricane Center as well as at AccuWeather, agree it's a storm New Englanders should keep an eye on.
The government of Massachusetts has outlined hurricane safety tips on its official website, which can be accessed here.
Hurricane Lee on the move: With Hurricane Lee on the move, Cape Cod harbormasters advise mariners to prepare, in case
Hurricane Lee projected path
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm, but does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts. The center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
Hurricane Lee spaghetti models
Model plot illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane Lee tracker: Massachusetts encouraged to watch path, models
