Massive Hurricane Lee prompts tropical storm and hurricane watches for coastal New England as threat grows | CNN

Maine governor urges residents to “exercise caution and to take common-sense steps to ensure they have all they need to stay safe as the storm draws closer’s winds could arrive as early as Friday evening for parts of New England and Atlantic Canada .

Lee remains a Category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph , the hurricane center says.

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Bermuda ahead of Lee”s brush with the island Thursday .