Hurricane Lee spent the weekend bouncing around between different strength categorizations as it moved in and out of warmer and cooler ocean waters in the Atlantic. The current models are indicating that Lee will once again become a major hurricane as it moves back into warm water. But will it impact the U.S.? Here is the latest information regarding this potentially dangerous storm.
Latest on Hurricane Lee
Hurricane Lee has been on quite a journey over the last several days. After strengthening into a Category 5 storm on Friday morning, the storm weakened over the weekend as it moved into cooler waters. As of Monday morning, the storm was churning about 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the eastern portion of the Caribbean. Lee is currently a Category 3 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.
Forecasters are predicting the storm will continue to ebb and flow in intensity through Tuesday. The storm is expected to take a turn to the north by the middle of this week, taking it away from the Bahamas, Florida, and the Southeast.