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Wednesday, Oct 9 update from the NHC: Latest on Category 1 Hurricane Leslie

By MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT

Article first published: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 5 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center's 5 am Wednesday advisory reported that Category 1 Hurricane Leslie is 1015 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained wind of 80 mph. It’s moving at 10 mph to the northwest.

"A slight reduction in forward speed and turn toward the north and north-northeast is forecast during the next few days." forecasters noted.

YESTERDAY (Tuesday):

Yesterday, Leslie became a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph after intensifying from a tropical storm.

Source: National Hurricane Center

This article was generated by the Miami Herald Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes information from the National Hurricane Center and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. We are experimenting with this and other new ways of providing more useful content to our readers and subscribers. You can report errors or bugs to mcclatchybot@mcclatchy.com. Full hurricane coverage at miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/

This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 10:53 AM.

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