Hurricane Lee – Day 3
Position: 17.3N 52.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [295°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 160 mph [260 kph].
Wind Gusts: 175 mph [280 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 928 mb ↓.
Currently about 705 miles [1135 km] East of the Northern Lesser Antilles.
Lee has attained the top category, 5, on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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