Hurricane Lee is located latitude 16.1N; longitude 48.6W, moving west-northwest at 13mph as of 5am Thursday. The centre is forecast to move north of the Leeward Islands, but its presence is going to have an influence on the weather pattern across SVG into the weekend.
Winds are forecast to be mostly gentle, and consequently the days will be humid, exacerbating the heat. The atmosphere will be initially dry, limiting shower activity today and early Friday, but as Friday progresses into Saturday, the chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms are likely, especially over the northern portion of the mainland.
Gentle to moderate winds will blow from the east north east to east (ENE-E) at 10km/h-25km/h, becoming southerly by Friday. Seas will be smooth to moderate in open waters (0.5m-1.5m). There will be no significant haze intrusion within this forecast period.
Meteorological Forecaster: Desiree Neverson-Jack