At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lee was located
near latitude 29.8 North, longitude 68.2 West. Lee is moving toward
the north near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion with an
increase in forward speed is expected through Saturday. A turn
toward the north-northeast and then northeast is forecast Saturday
night and Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Lee will
pass west of Bermuda today and tonight, approach the coast of New
England and Atlantic Canada Friday and Saturday, and move across
Atlantic Canada Saturday night and Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph (155 km/h) with higher
gusts.
Lee is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to
105 miles (165 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds
extend outward up to 290 miles (465 km).
The latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve
reconnaissance aircraft is 955 mb (28.20 inches).