Hurricane Lee, Atlantic Ocean, September 2023

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Hurricane Lee rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, as reported by the National Hurricane Center. Forecasts indicate potential further strengthening, with winds possibly reaching 180 mph. The storm is currently moving west-northwest at 12 mph and is projected to impact northern Florida or the coast of Georgia, with a possible turn towards the Carolinas. Recent updates indicate a weakening to Category 3, but there remains a chance for re-strengthening as it approaches Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Hurricane Lee has quickly grown to a Cat 5 hurricane with sustained wind of 165 mph. It may achieve winds of 180 mph.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/weather/hurricane-lee-path-friday-climate/index.html
Hurricane Lee is expected to continue strengthening Friday after quickly morphing into a powerful Category 5 storm that is now packing destructive maximum sustained winds of 165 mph as it spins hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. ET advisory.

The question remains, will it turn, where, when and by how much?

At the moment, it seems to be headed to northern Florida (Gainesville) or the coast of Georgia (Savannah). It could turn slightly north toward the Carolinas.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml#Lee
 
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One of the admittedly very long range forcasts that I saw has it staying offshore between a high pressure center in the mid atlantic and a low entering the east coast. We'll see if it's forecast to actually do that in the next few days.
 
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