Tropical Storm Lee Moving Westward
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Tropical Storm Lee continues to move westward with no change in strength.
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, it was 720 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Tropical Storm #Lee Advisory 8: Lee Moving Westward With No Change in Strength. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 16, 2017
Lee is moving toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through Sunday. A west-northwestward motion is expected Sunday night and Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center.
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