Hurricane Lee continues to intensify as it moves through the Atlantic Ocean.
that Lee will move steadily west/northwest through the weekend while gradually slowing down and appears destined to become a textbook long-track major hurricane.
As of Thursday at 11 a.m., Lee has maximum sustained winds around 105 mph and is moving west-northwest at 15 mph.Lee is forecast to stay north of the Caribbean islands as it continues to gain strength this weekend.INTERACTIVE RADAR:As it stands now, this turn would thankfully keep Lee far away from Florida.
Also, Tropical Depression 14 formed as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Buresh said there is currently no threat to land with this system, but we are likely to have another named Atlantic storm.
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