 The convection gradually consolidated over the system, and by late on the 1st Chris reached winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) while passing 50 miles (80 km) north of the northern Leeward Islands.The structure of Chris continued to improve and become more symmetrical, and an upper level eye feature developed early on August 2.Outflow improved in all quadrants, as well, and the storm reached a peak intensity of 65 mph (100 km/h) shortly thereafter while located 120 miles (195 km) east of St. Thomas.