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Category 2 Hurricane Leslie: Thursday, Oct 10 update from the National Hurricane Center on latest developments

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: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, 5 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center's 5 am Thursday advisory reported that Category 2 Hurricane Leslie is 1705 miles west-southwest of the Azores, with maximum sustained wind of 105 mph. It’s moving at 6 mph to the northwest.

"Leslie is forecast to weaken during the next few days." according to analysts.

YESTERDAY (Wednesday):

Yesterday, Leslie reached new heights of intensity and was upgraded from a Category 1 hurricane into a Category 2 hurricane, with winds blowing at 105 mph.

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 9, 2024 at 11:14 AM.

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