Hurricane Lee reaches major hurricane status again

FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on two systems – Hurricane Lee and Tropical Storm Margot. As off 11 a.m. on Monday, Tropical Storm Margot was increasing in intensity and had maximum sustained winds of 70 miles an hour. It was moving to the north at 10 miles an hour. Weber says Margot will likely become a Category 1 hurricane, but will remain out to sea. Weber says Hurricane Lee has a concentric eyewall, which means there is one eyewall inside of another eyewall. He says that means it will go through eyewall replacement cycles and will fluctuate in intensity. He expects Hurricane Lee to begin making a northern turn Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, staying to the west of Bermuda. Weber says the east coast of the United States and Canada will likely get some effects from the system because it is so large.

Tropics stay busy at peak of hurricane season

FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is watching the tropics as we reach the peak of the hurricane season. Tony is still keeping his eyes on Hurricane Lee, which has weakened to a category 2 storm. Lee is expected to intensify next week as it continues to move north. Tony says Lee will not impact Florida. He is also watching Tropical Storm Margot, which is expected to stay over open waters.

Tropics staying busy

FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is watching the tropics as we reach the peak of the Hurricane season. Tony is keeping his eyes on Hurricane Lee and Tropical Storm Margot. Tony says that Tropical Storm Margot is supposed to stay out at sea. Hurricane Lee is expected to move to the north and could impact the east coast. As of Saturday morning, it was a category three hurricane.

Hurricane Lee continues over Atlantic as Cat 4 storm

Hurricane Lee reached Category 5 strength Thursday night, making it the first category 5 storm of the 2023 hurricane season. As of 5 p.m. on Friday, Hurricane Lee was a Category 4 storm that was located at 18.9 degrees longitude and 55.5 degrees latitude.

Friday afternoon forecast

Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto breaks down the Friday afternoon forecast, as Hurricane Lee downgrades to a Category 4 storm.