The little piece of sand that has recently returned to the beaches near Ponce Inlet could be ripped away by any large, severe waves. This week, similar apprehensions will spread up the entire Atlantic coast and toward the north.
A few hundred miles to the east, Lee is predicted to continue northward parallel to the beach, producing dangerous surf and enormous waves from Florida to Maine.
With continuous winds of 115 mph as of Monday evening, the hurricane was still classified as a “major” Category 3. The hurricane’s hurricane-force winds had also greatly expanded, now extending up to 75 miles from the center.
During a conversation with USA TODAY, the hurricane center’s deputy director Jamie Rhome said,
“It’s going to produce a tremendous amount of energy in the ocean in the form of traditional ocean waves, When that energy strikes the coast, it produces this huge rip current risk.”
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