Lee is forecast to rapidly intensify to an especially harmful main hurricane.September 7, 2023, 7:49 AMHurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to quickly intensify to an especially harmful main hurricane.Lee, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Wednesday, might turn out to be a significant Class 3 hurricane …
Hurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to quickly intensify to an especially harmful main hurricane.
Lee, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Wednesday, might turn out to be a significant Class 3 hurricane by Friday and a high-end Class 4 hurricane with winds as much as 155 mph by Saturday.
The forecast path for Hurricane Lee as of 5 a.m. ET on Sept. 7, 2023.
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The storm is at present headed west, situated east of the Leeward Islands.
Lee is predicted to maneuver north of the Caribbean Islands over the weekend, sparing the islands any direct impacts aside from tough surf and rip currents.
Spaghetti fashions present the potential paths for Hurricane Lee as of 5 a.m. ET on Sept. 7, 2023.
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By subsequent week, the spaghetti fashions present the storm turning north earlier than reaching Turks and Caicos. Bermuda could also be in Lee’s path.
Lengthy-range fashions can change over the subsequent week, however they at present present Lee transferring parallel to the japanese United States shoreline. If Lee stays on that course, the East Coast would not see direct impacts, however can be hit with massive surf and rip currents by late subsequent week.
