Lee was forecast to develop into an “extremely dangerous” major hurricane by early Friday.
“The environment around the cyclone looks ideal for rapid intensification,” the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Lee is the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and peaks in September.forecasted between 14 to 21 named storms this season, with six to 11 of them expected to become hurricanes, and of those, two to five possibly developing into major hurricanes. It was located some 535 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and moving west-northwest at 16 mph with winds up to 160 mph . The storm is expected to weaken starting late Thursday.
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