Large swells battered the northeast Caribbean on Saturday as Hurricane Lee churned nearby through open waters as a Category 3 storm.
The storm, which is not forecast to make landfall, was located about 350 miles (565 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
It had winds of up to 115 mph (185 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph).
Earlier this week, Lee grew from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 storm in just one day amid warm waters and limited wind shear.
“This was one of the fastest rates of strengthening in the Atlantic Basin on record,” AccuWeather said in a statement.
Lee is expected to strengthen again on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
