Leslie is trying to fight off shear and temporarily fought off shear long enough to return to hurricane strength. However, the intensification period has come to an end with dry air and shear gaining an upper hand. The convection is weakening as the cloud tops gradually warm from the edges of the storm to the central dense overcast. The vertical wind shear will continue to increase as a trough approaches from the central Atlantic. Leslie will turn to the north and northeast by Friday while transitioning into an extratropical storm.