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