Not much change with the new map as it's still officially a Cat 3 for now. More to come!

From the NHC: - The combination of a shortwave trough and a building ridge extending into Atlantic Canada could cause Lee to turn slightly to the left Friday night and Saturday, which will likely bring Lee close to southeastern New England before it reaches Maine and Atlantic Canada later in the weekend. Confidence is increasing in the forecast track, and the model spread is mostly along-track, associated with the system's forward speed/timing. - The large size of the system suggests that the weakening process should be slow. In addition, Lee is expected to grow in size as it gains latitude during the next few days. The NHC intensity forecast is largely the same as the previous one and fairly close to the HCCA and IVCN models. Regardless of the details, there is high confidence that Lee will be a large hurricane near the coast of New England Friday night and Saturday.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 13/1500Z 26.4N 67.2W 100 KT 115 MPH 12H 14/0000Z 27.6N 67.7W 95 KT 110 MPH 24H 14/1200Z 29.6N 68.2W 90 KT 105 MPH 36H 15/0000Z 31.8N 68.2W 85 KT 100 MPH 48H 15/1200Z 34.6N 67.6W 80 KT 90 MPH 60H 16/0000Z 37.9N 67.1W 75 KT 85 MPH 72H 16/1200Z 41.1N 67.2W 70 KT 80 MPH 96H 17/1200Z 46.1N 66.6W 50 KT 60 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND 120H 18/1200Z 52.1N 56.4W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND