Hurricane Lee Continues Moving North as a Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Lee , Continues Moving North , as a Category 3 Storm.
On September 12, Hurricane Lee was moving
north toward Bermuda, where the National
Hurricane Center warned of tropical storm conditions. .
'The Independent' reports that while Lee is
forecast to weaken in the coming days, it will
continue to generate dangerous conditions.
Despite the weakening that is forecast,
keep in mind that the expanding wind
field of Lee will produce impacts
well away from the storm center, National Hurricane Center, via 'The Independent'.
The hurricane is expected to create dangerous surf
and rip currents in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico,
the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Southeast U.S. coast.
It remains too soon to know
what level of additional impacts
Lee might have along the northeastern
U.S. coast and Atlantic Canada late
this week and this weekend, National Hurricane Center, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that Lee is the 12th named
storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. .
On September 11, Margot became the
fifth named hurricane of the season, with
maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.
The latest hurricane is expected to remain over
open waters and is not expected to make landfall.
The 2023 season was forecast to have between
14 and 21 named storms, according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). .
Of those 21 named storms, between six and 11 are
expected to be upgraded to hurricanes, while two
to five could be Category 3 storms or stronger.