ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Lee remains a strong Category 3 storm as it begins its move to the north.
Lee is moving west-northwest at 7 mph and has maximum sustained winds around 115 mph.
There hasn’t been much of a change in Lee’s forecasted track which is keeping the system far from Florida.
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Though Lee will not impact Florida, it will push rough and heavy waves to our coast.
Hurricane Lee remains Category 3 storm, to bring strong rip currents to Florida
Our rip current risk and seas will build over the next few days and are forecast to peak on Thursday.
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Hurricane Margo continues to gain strength in the Central Atlantic and is expected to stay out to see.
Hurricane Lee remains Category 3 storm, to bring strong rip currents to Florida
Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring another tropical system that is developing off of the coast of Africa.
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