Poll: Will Lee (145kt/165mph/926mb) end up being the strongest hurricane of the 2023 season?

[REDHurricane]

Options:

1) Yes
2) No


EDIT: For reference, here is the strongest storm from each of the last 10 (real) hurricane seasons and whether Lee is/was more intense:

2022: Ian — 160mph/937mb (YES)
2021: Sam — 155mph/927mb (YES)
2020: Iota — 155mph/917mb (wind YES, pressure NO)
2019: Dorian — 185mph/910mb (NO)
2018: Michael — 160mph/919mb (wind YES, pressure NO)
2017: Irma — 180mph/914mb OR Maria — 175mph/908mb (both NO)
2016: Matthew — 165mph/934mb (YES)
2015: Joaquin — 155mph/931mb (YES)
2014: Gonzalo — 145mph/940mb (YES)
2013: lol
2012: Sandy — 115mph/940mb (YES)

So that's 6 yes, 2 no, and 2 split. If we use maximum wind speed as a tiebreaker, however, then that means Lee would have been the strongest Atlantic hurricane in 8 of the past 10 years.

[cycloneye]

Made the poll for the members to vote and will close on September 15th at 9:34 AM EDT.

[ElectricStorm]

Yes, I don't see anything else beating or even thing those numbers this season

[Category5Kaiju]

I'm actually going to say no for this. I know it may seem a bit ridiculous...but in recent years, with the exceptions of 2013 and 2019, the strongest storm of the season (whether it was via pressure or via wind-speed) seems to have occurred in late September or later.

2011: Ophelia
2012: Sandy
2014: Gonzalo
2015: Joaquin
2016: Matthew
2017: Maria (pressure-wise)
2018: Michael
2020: Iota
2021: Sam
2022: Ian (wind speed-wise)

[Emmett_Brown]

I went with no. I think he could be equalled or exceeded by an October storm in the Caribbean, just a hunch. Those waters will be largely untapped, and assuming El Nino doesn't finally gain traction, I think we could see 1-2 big storms down there.

[Hurricane2022]

Yes, unless something explodes over the boiling waters of the WCAR in October/November