It has now become a powerful hurricane, and the previous hurricane Lee still represents a large and extremely dangerous storm as it continues to move towards marine areas.

A large part of Atlantic Canada remains under various weather alerts and monitoring, with warnings of strong winds, heavy rains, and coastal wave heights.

The latest update from the Canadian Environmental Agency places Lee about 365 kilometers southwest of Halifax, with maximum wind speeds of 130 kilometers per hour, moving north at 41 kilometers per hour.

The meteorological agency indicates that bands of heavy rain moved into Nova Scotia on Friday evening and are currently affecting all of New Brunswick except for the northwest part of the province early this morning.

As of 6:00 AM Eastern Time, between 30 and 60 mm of rain has already fallen on southwest Nova Scotia.

Rainfall exceeding 100 mm is possible in some areas, with the agency warning of potential flooding in parts of southwest Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including St. John and Moncton.

Areas along the central Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia could see breaking waves ranging from four to six meters in height, and storm surge warnings are in effect from Shelburne County eastward to Guysborough County.

Winds reaching speeds of 90 kilometers per hour have already been reported along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Digby County, peaking at 108 kilometers per hour over Baccaro Point in Shelburne County.

The Canadian Ministry of the Environment has warned that wind speeds could reach up to 120 kilometers per hour, causing trees to fall and power lines to go down.

Nova Scotia Power reported power outages affecting more than 68,000 customers as of 7:30 AM this Saturday, while NB Power reported outages affecting over 5,700 customers.

The meteorological agency states that the effects of Lee are expected to be felt hundreds of kilometers from the center, which is anticipated to make landfall somewhere over southwest Nova Scotia later this afternoon.

A hurricane watch has been issued for Grand Manan Island and Charlotte County in New South Wales, as well as for most of the Atlantic Nova Scotia coastline, stretching from Digby County to Halifax County, while tropical storm warnings remain in effect across most of Nova Scotia and along the Bay of Fundy coast in New Brunswick and parts of the province along Northumberland Strait.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the incident response group on Friday to discuss the potential impacts of the hurricane in Atlantic Canada and parts of Eastern Quebec.

The group, typically consisting of ministers and senior officials, meets only to discuss events with significant impacts on Canada, such as the recent port strike in British Columbia as well as wildfires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.