On the morning of Sept. 11, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. EDT, the Advanced Baseline Imager onboard NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured the above GeoColor image
image of Hurricane Lee churning over the Atlantic, northeast of Puerto Rico, as well as Tropical Storm Margot farther east, as the sun rose overhead.
Lee then experienced explosive intensification, with winds reaching maximum sustained winds of 165 mph on Sept. 8, becoming a major Category 5 hurricane. Over the next several days, Lee weakened, and was downgraded to a Category 2 storm on Sept. 10. However, as wind shear began to subside, Lee strengthened once again to Category 3 strength.
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