{"id":2027758,"date":"2023-09-11T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-lee-unleashes-heavy-swell-on-northern-caribbean-as-it-restrengthens-over-open-waters\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T09:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:38:59","slug":"hurricane-lee-unleashes-heavy-swell-on-northern-caribbean-as-it-restrengthens-over-open-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-lee-unleashes-heavy-swell-on-northern-caribbean-as-it-restrengthens-over-open-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Lee strengthens, brings heavy swell to Caribbean."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricane-lee-unleashes-heavy-swell-on-northern-caribbean-as-it-restrengthens-over-open-waters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Hurricane \u2064Lee Strengthens\u2062 and Threatens Caribbean Islands<\/h2>\n<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico\u2014Hurricane Lee \u2064is causing havoc in the Caribbean as it gains strength and expands\u200c in size. The Category 3 storm, currently located \u2063northeast of the region, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-lee-unleashes-heavy-swell-on-northern-caribbean-as-it-restrengthens-over-open-waters\/\" title=\"Hurricane Lee strengthens, brings heavy swell to Caribbean.\">unleashing \u2064heavy swell<\/a> on several islands.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike its predecessor, Hurricane Maria, Lee is not expected to make landfall. \u2062Instead, it is projected to remain over open waters throughout the week. As of late Sunday, Lee \u2062was centered about 310 miles north of the northern Leeward Islands, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-areas-under-flood-watches-as-tropical-storm-elsa-continues-moving-northeast\/\" title=\"New England areas under flood watches as Tropical Storm Elsa continues moving northeast\">maximum sustained winds<\/a> of 120 \u200dmph\u200b and a\u200d northwest movement at 8 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lee rapidly intensified from a Category 1 storm to\u200c a Category 5 storm \u200cin just one day, causing concern \u2062among meteorologists.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/the-number-of-people-missing-following-devastating-maui-wildfires-has-dropped-to-66-governor-says-5488861\">The Number\u200c of People Missing \u2063Following Devastating Maui Wildfires Has Dropped to 66, Governor Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/9\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rescue-helicopter-pilot-says-he-heard-bangs-before-fiery-crash-that-killed-2-report-says-5488704\">Rescue Helicopter Pilot Says He \u2064Heard Bangs\u200b Before Fiery Crash That \u2064Killed 2, Report Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/8\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We had the\u2062 perfect conditions for a hurricane: warm\u2062 waters and hardly any wind shear,&#8221; said Lee Ingles, \u2063a forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Juan.<\/p>\n<p>Although Lee briefly weakened to a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday night, it has since regained strength. The National Hurricane Center predicts further strengthening followed by\u200c another weakening phase.<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u200dto intensifying, Lee\u200c is \u2064also growing in size.\u200c Hurricane-force winds now extend up to 75 \u200dmiles from the center, with \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tropical-storm-franklin-strengthens-into-hurricane-threatens-us-east-coast\/\" title=\"Hurricane Franklin intensifies, poses risk to US East Coast.\">tropical storm-force winds reaching<\/a> up\u200b to 175 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Puerto Rico and nearby islands are bracing for breaking waves of up\u200c to 20 feet, \u200bprompting authorities to issue warnings against entering the water. Coastal flooding is also expected along Puerto Rico&#8217;s north coast and the eastern portion of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>While dangerous surf and rip currents\u2062 are anticipated along the U.S.\u200b East Coast, the full extent of Lee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-suggests-the-covid-vaccine-might-be-responsible-for-lebron-james-sons-cardiac-arrest\/\" title=\"Elon Musk hints COVID vaccine linked to LeBron James' son's heart issue.\">impact remains uncertain<\/a>. The hurricane is projected to slow down significantly over the southwestern Atlantic, making it difficult to determine its future path.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Lee is expected to turn north by Wednesday, but its subsequent trajectory is still unclear. Regardless, the National Hurricane Center advises caution, as dangerous surf and rip \u200bcurrents are likely to affect most of the U.S. East Coast this week.<\/p>\n<p>Lee is the 12th named \u2063storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1\u2062 and runs until November \u200c30. Tropical Storm Margot, the 13th named storm, has also formed \u200dbut poses no threat to land as it remains far \u2064out in the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico\u2014Hurricane Lee surged over open waters, northeast of the Caribbean, causing powerful waves on islands. Gaining strength and growing larger, the Category 3 storm won&#8217;t hit land and will remain in open waters until Friday. Its center was located late Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2027759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}