Hurricane Lee barreled Sunday through open waters just northeast of the Caribbean, unleashing heavy swell on several islands.
The Category 2 storm is not forecast to make landfall and is expected to stay over open waters through Friday. On Sunday morning, it was centered about 270 miles (435 kilometers) north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It had winds of up to 110 mph (175 kph) and it was moving west-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph)
Last week, Lee strengthened from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 storm in just one day.
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