Lee is expected to reach Category 4 strength once again in the next day or two. It is not expected to make direct landfall in the U.S., but there is still uncertainty around its path.
will remain a major hurricane this week, steadily strengthening over the next day or two and causing hazardous surf and rip current conditions across the western Atlantic.
The hurricane is moving northwest at 7 miles per hour. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect. It is not expected to make direct landfall in the U.S., but the East Coast from central Florida to Maine will see rough surf and life-threatening rip currents starting Monday and the threat will expand to the northeast and Canadian coasts by midweek.
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