Thursday morning tropical update: Lee expected to near Cat 5 this weekend

Hurricane Lee is expected to grow stronger over the coming days as it moves west northwest in the Atlantic. The eventual steering may weaken by days 4 and 5, causing the storm to slow down. Eventually, an upper trough over the Ohio Valley and East Coast will begin turning the storm north, hopefully threading the needle between the East Coast and Bermuda. Models have been very consistent, turning the storm away from the East Coast as well as becoming a major hurricane.
Long-range models are also keeping the Gulf and adjacent waters quiet for the next 7 to 10 days. We have to get to October 15 before we can relax. So if we can get to September 15 quiet, we'll have another 4 weeks to pay close attention to the tropics.

[@Selina15687]

Praying for it to avoid land ,period,God is awesome

[@diannenaworensky6698]

My favorite weather Guy

[@tuff-duty]

good explanation!

[@Slv4S8n666]

Lee on the Leeward.

[@LrB69]

I know it's still too early to tell, but is there a chance it could hit Central NC

[@MountainOfThunder]

Way to early to tell that my friend

[@Distress.]

As he said you are in the just watch zone

[@grantofat6438]

There is always a chance.

[@brianbrowley1249]

How accurate have the early tracks been over the years.

[@MountainOfThunder]

Barely

[@ge7252]

Similar path so far! 🤔

[@vajona2495]

Fake new about Tropical storm Lee

[@grantofat6438]

And how do you know better? Why is it fake?

[@vajona2495]

@@grantofat6438 buoy readings

[@heylenvelazquez8902]

PR🇵🇷ALERT❤🙏

[@Matt0112]

The corruption during these storms is PR’s biggest problem.

[@goricaj1]

The only thing really Puerto Rican any more is the island itself,corruption,drugs,rap culture has turned the newer generations into a mess,that’s just not there it’s everywhere