Hurricane Lee 2017 Path, Track Update: Category 3 Storm, No Threat to Land
Hurricane Lee was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, making it the fifth major hurricane to hit the Atlantic in 2017.
National Hurricane Center reported that Lee has become the fifth major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season. It, however, is no threat to land.
With maximum sustained winds at 110 mph, Lee is currently moving north-northwest at 7 mph and should continue to do so throughout Wednesday. A more recent forecast reports that the storm has weakened a little, but it should remain as a powerful hurricane for at least another day.
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According to the NHC, Lee should accelerate and move north-east by Friday. Hurricanes Maria and Lee are expected to meet mid-Atlantic by the end of the week.
Frank Saunders, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, reports that both hurricanes might affect British weather.
"Maria is likely to impact our weather towards the end of the weekend and into the beginning of next week," he said. "However, it is important to say that any weather impacts will be far from those experienced in the Caribbean."
Britons might experience winds up to 85 mph by the end of the week and into the beginning of next week, the Met Office forecast states.
Weather maps by WX Charts show, on the other hand, predict that Scotland will face 85mph winds, while northern England will face 65 mph winds. The South and Midlands should have over 40 mph winds.
Prior to Lee, major hurricanes that tore through the Atlantic were Harvey, which left Texas feet-deep in flood water, Irma, which hit the Caribbean, Florida Keys, and southwest Florida early in Sept., Jose, which turned into a Category 4 before moving back into the Atlantic, and Maria, another Category 4 that hit Irma-devastated areas, which the NHC continues to monitor.
