Federal Agency Warns of Dangerous Swells as Hurricane Lee Gains Power

Some forecasts show the storm making landfall somewhere in New England or Atlantic Canadian provinces.

A forecast map dated Sept. 9, 2023, from the National Hurricane Center shows the trajectory of Hurricane Lee over the next several days. National Hurricane Center

U.S. weather forecasters say that Hurricane Lee has remained a powerful storm as of Friday, although it’s still not clear where the system will head as it churns over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm transformed into a Category 5 storm on Friday morning, but by Friday afternoon, it weakened slightly and remained a powerful Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds. A Category 5 storm must have 157 mph or greater winds.