Hurricane Lee, Forecast to Intensify to, Dangerous Category 4 Storm.<br />NBC reports that Hurricane Lee is forecast to <br />remain a major hurricane, strengthening to cause <br />dangerous conditions across the western Atlantic.<br />According to a September 11 National Hurricane <br />Center update, the storm is currently about <br />340 miles north of the northern Leeward Islands.<br />The storm, moving northwest at about <br />7 miles per hour, currently has maximum <br />sustained winds of 120 miles per hour.<br /> NBC reports that there are currently <br />no coastal watches or warnings in effect. .<br />In the coming days, the storm is expected to <br />once again strengthen to a Category 4 storm. .<br />Lee is then expected to weaken as it passes <br />between Bermuda and the United States' <br />East Coast by the end of the week.<br />The hurricane is not forecast to make landfall in the U.S., however, dangerous conditions from central Florida through Maine are expected to begin on September 11. .<br />Lee will continue to travel north, carrying those <br />dangerous conditions to the northeastern U.S. <br />and Canadian coasts by the middle of the week. .<br />Last week, Hurricane Lee <br />strengthened from a tropical depression <br />to a tropical storm on September 5.<br />On September 7, Lee shocked forecasters,<br />strengthening to a major Category 5 storm, before <br />weakening to a Category 3 by the night of September 8.<br />NBC reports that the 2023 hurricane season in <br />the Atlantic has had an above average start, <br />with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes so far.
