Leslie has transitioned to a Tropical Storm with fragmented bands of convection. It has strengthened a little with winds of 50 mph, but the storm remains over the north central Atlantic.

Leslie will head southwest into warmer water and lower wind shear, so it could briefly reach hurricane status over the next 72 hours. But it will turn north again over the cooler upwelled waters which will likely cause it to weaken again.

Models keep the system over the open Atlantic for the next several days. Although there are no direct impacts to land, large swells will continue to affect Bermuda, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the east coast of the U.S. Dangerous rip currents will continue in these areas into early next week.