The Canadian Hurricane Centre has reported that Hurricane Lee has started its anticipated trajectory towards Canada, moving northwards. As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the storm was located approximately 745 kilometers south-southwest of Bermuda, moving at a speed of around nine kilometers per hour in a north-northwest direction. It is currently characterized by maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h. The centre has issued a tropical cyclone information statement across all three Maritime provinces and parts of Quebec, alerting the public to the expected heavy rain and strong winds that the intense system will bring in the coming days.

According to the statement, the existing tropical air mass over Atlantic Canada will be further enhanced as Hurricane Lee continues its northward path. This weather pattern will cause an approaching front over the Maritimes to become stationary, increasing the risk of heavy rainfall over the Maritime provinces on Thursday and Friday before Lee’s arrival.

The statement from the Canadian Hurricane Centre also highlighted the expanding size of the hurricane and its long trajectory northward, indicating that building surf conditions and rip currents are expected along Nova Scotia’s Atlantic Coast in the coming days, particularly on Friday. Hurricane Lee is predicted to enter the Canadian marine district as a Category 1 hurricane late on Friday. Subsequently, the storm’s forward motion is expected to slow, and its intensity is projected to drop below hurricane strength as it approaches land, becoming post-tropical.

Despite these forecasts, Chris Fogarty, a forecaster at the Canadian Hurricane Centre, warned that the storm could arrive with stronger winds than previously predicted, posing an increased threat to western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick.

Forecasters are still uncertain about the exact location of Lee’s landfall. The statement explained that the track of the storm’s center could vary from Downeast Maine to Lunenburg County in Nova Scotia.

While Nova Scotia is anticipated to experience the greatest impacts from strong winds and storm surge, the heaviest rainfall is expected to occur to the left of the storm’s track, affecting western New Brunswick and areas of Quebec including Rimouski-Mont-Joli-Baie-Comeau.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre confirmed that it will provide updates later on Wednesday regarding potential storm surges around the Bay of Fundy and projected wind speeds.

Once Hurricane Lee slows its forward motion, its trajectory is expected to shift from northerly to northeasterly. This “rather broad system” is forecasted to bring rain, wind, and waves to all of the Maritime provinces, as well as eastern Quebec and neighboring waters. The storm is then expected to weaken before reaching Newfoundland.

Lee is currently the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30 and reached its peak on Sunday. According to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s forecast from August, this season is expected to produce between 14 and 21 named storms, with six to 11 of them becoming hurricanes, and two to five potentially developing into major hurricanes.

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