Tropical Storm Lee could soon become problematic as it is expected to strengthen into an “extremely dangerous” hurricane by this weekend in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning.
Lee could become a hurricane by Wednesday, then become a Category 3 storm or even stronger by the end of this week. The Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea are expected to experience the impact of Lee during the coming weekend.
In its early morning update at 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said Lee was actually not far from hurricane strength. This implies that Lee is likely to gain hurricane status later today. The National Hurricane Center also noted that it is now too early to determine the location and size of these likely impacts.
Lee comes with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It is located approximately 1,300 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands, toward the center of the hurricane. The islands consist of the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda and St. Martin.
The waves generated by Lee are expected to reach parts of the Lesser Antilles. These waves are likely to lead to rip current conditions and life threatening surf. By Sunday evening, Lee’s winds could reach 150 mph, toward the hurricane’s center.
Any shift in the hurricane’s path to the islands could lead to a larger impact.
It is too early to tell if this system will directly affect the mainland United States, however, even if the storm remains offshore, rip currents and dangerous surf could once again threaten the East Coast. An electrocution in New Jersey killed one person over the Labor Day weekend.
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