Hurricane Lee, Atlantic Ocean, September 2023

[Astronuc]

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

 

[Borg]

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.

 

[Astronuc]

11:00 AM AST Sat Sep 9
Location: 20.3°N 58.2°W
Moving: WNW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 957 mb
Max sustained: 115 mph

Hurricane Lee has weakened.

A projection has it turning north by Wednesday/Thursday.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/144613.shtml?cone#contents

Edit/update: It weakened to Cat 3, but may strengthen again.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-lee-turn-miss-east-150640973.html

 

[Astronuc]

Looks like Hurricane Lee is heading for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/maps/hurricane/in-undefined?hurricane=2023-lee