Lee is thriving and Margot is close to becoming a hurricane

He Hurricane Lee again increased its strength to a higher category, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers), while Tropical Storm Margot It could become a cyclone this Monday.

None of them currently pose a threat on land, according to the claims United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).

However, the Miami-based agency warned that dangerous conditions on beaches in the western Atlantic could spread during the week due to Lee.

Lee, a Category 3 out of 5, is located about 285 miles (455 kilometers) north of the Leeward Islands (Lesser Antilles), according to the latest NHC bulletin.

The cyclone is moving west-northwest at 8 mph (13 km).

In the last days read It reached category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale and fell to 2.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center, and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km).

Forecasters predict Lee will pass well north of the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the next two days.

Additional strengthening is expected in the coming days. Oscillation of intensity is possible on Monday and Tuesday.

The agency noted that “dangerous breaking waves and life-threatening ocean currents are affecting the northern Leeward Islands, the British and US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas and Bermuda.”

Meanwhile, the NHC points out that Margot It is stronger and better organized, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km), and is likely to become a hurricane on Monday.

The storm was about 1,175 miles (1,895 km) west of Cape Verde Islands and is moving north at about 9 miles per hour (15 km).

Tropical storm force winds extend up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center.