The storm, with winds of about 110 miles per hour, is about 270 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and should pass Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other Caribbean islands.
A composite image shows Hurricane Lee churning towards the Caribbean after intensifying into a major storm, September 8, 2023. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration /Handout REUTERSSept 10 - Hurricane Lee was churning west-northwest in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and was expected to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast from Sunday night into next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Lee was packing winds of 110 mph , the forecaster said. It weakened to a Category 2 storm from a Category 3 on Sunday when its wind speed dropped below 111 miles per hour . Swells were affecting portions of the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
"So far it's just a normal day," Kelly Herrera, a guest service agent at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel on San Juan's beach front, said in a phone interview.
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