Tropical Weather Forecast - September 7, 2023

Hurricane Lee has blown up to a major Category 4 hurricane in the central Atlantic and is expected to reach a dangerous and powerful Category 5 hurricane by Friday. Rip currents and hazardous surf will spread across the northern Caribbean Islands the next few days. Lee could bring some impacts to parts of the Bahamas and the east coast of the US next week but should stay over open water for at least the next 5 days. Tropical Storm Margot has also formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to become a hurricane by this weekend.