Hurricane Larry forecasted to be more dangerous than Ida

The hurricane Larry continues to maintain its great hurricane status as it travels northwest at 10 km / h across the wider central Atlantic. At 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Larry had top packed winds of 120 mph, and has been a major Category 3 hurricane since Saturday.

Satellite images show that Larry had enormous 70-mile diameter eyes, a thick eyewall, and no outer spiral bands. These qualities are characteristic of a particular type of hurricane, referred to as "annular". Such storms manage to form when the surrounding environment is dry.

Larry will be in a supportive environment for a major hurricane in the next three days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) foretells that Larry will be a major hurricane by Wednesday evening as it makes its closest approach to Bermuda.

Larry is suspected of passing east of the island by Thursday morning, close enough to cause heavy downpour, powerful gusts. In its 11 a.m. EDT Monday wind probability forecast, NHC gave Bermuda a 39% chance of encountering tropical storm winds of 39 km / h or more from Larry and a 7% chance of hurricane-force winds.

Larry's large size and long duration in Category 3 strengths make the hurricane a formidable wave machine, and the Lesser Antilles Islands experienced their resulting large waves and dangerous rip currents on Monday. These conditions will spread west and north during the week, affecting many of the U.S. East Coast and Canadian maritime regions by Wednesday.

Larry is headed northwest of the Azores-Bermuda highs until Tuesday, but is expected to turn north and northeast later in the week when the hurricane drives the train of a low-lying depression to the north. It is expected to pass near southeastern Newfoundland, Canada, on Friday evening, September 10. In its 11 a.m. EDT Monday wind probability forecast, NHC gave the Cape Race, Newfoundland, a 56% chance of tropical storm winds of 39 km / h. to experience or more of Larry and a 13% chance of hurricane-force winds.

In the south-central Gulf of Mexico, an area of ​​stormy weather designated 91L moved north at less than 5 km / h, bringing some heavy rain showers to the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent waters, as seen on satellite images. Even when the water is warm and the atmosphere is humid, 91L experiences a high wind shear of 20-30 knots of an upper-level low pressure and develops unlikely in the next two days.