BULLETIN
HURRICANE LENNY ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM EST MON NOV 15 1999

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. THESE MAY BE LOWERED LATER TODAY.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI. AT NOON EST..1700Z....THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL ISSUE A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PERDENALES TO CABO ENGANO. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER TODAY.

This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country.

1. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami reports that Hurricane Lenny is likely to strengthen during the next 24 hours and to move mostly eastwardly.

2. A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch is in effect for Jamaica. A hurricane watch is in effect for the south coast of Haiti.

3. At 15.00 GMT, the centre of Hurricane Lenny was located near latitude 15.0 North and longitude 76.2

Lenny, a Category II hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, was located 175 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica at 5 a.m. today. Lenny is traveling east at 9 mph, a track that is expected to continue throughout the day.

NHC forecasters think Lenny will take a turn to the northeast by tomorrow, putting it on a track toward Puerto