“Larry will continue to be a forceful hurricane that continues to produce major waves with powerful impacts throughout the week,” the National Hurricane Center said.
The National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City, North Carolina, said the area is already impacting the beaches.
“We are already seeing some lower waves in the range of 1 to 2 feet with wave periods between 15 and 20 seconds today and this is only expected to increase as we spend the week, probably peaking on Thursday or Friday. “said NWS meteorologist Ryan Fucheck in Newport.
The most important impacts for much of the coast along the Carolinas will be rip currents.
“We expect there to be a high risk of a boot for much of the area and it is only expected to continue over the next few days as the waves build from Larry,” Fucheck noted.
He stressed that with surfing up to 6 feet along the outdoor benches and tearing currents, his biggest concern is that if people get into the water and are in trouble, there will be no lifeguards to rescue them. Since the end of the worker’s party, lifeguards have not spent time patrolling the beaches.
Wear currents will be felt as far south as Florida, as the distant Larry continues to cause strong odors.
Larry’s brush with Bermuda and beyond
Larry is a big storm. The hurricane has winds of 115 mph and an eye as large as the state of Rhode Island.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center, and tropical storm winds extend outward up to 185 miles.
An update Tuesday night said reconnaissance planes found Larry to be a little better organized.
The Bermuda Meteorological Service on Tuesday issued a tropical storm watch in Bermuda, according to the 11 a.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center.
“Larry’s center is expected to move east of Bermuda on Thursday, but given Larry’s large size, there are tropical storm conditions there on Thursday, along with a risk of heavy rainfall and coastal flooding,” he said. the NHC.
Impacts in Bermuda will largely depend on the proximity of the storm to the island.
This weekend, Larry will clear Canada. The NHC is closely monitoring the storm and monitoring its possible impacts.
“Larry is expected to accelerate northeast to mid-latitudes on Friday and Saturday, passing near or above parts of Atlantic Canada,” the NHC said.
Other areas to observe in the tropics
The area of showers and storms is expected to remain disorganized as it advances across the Gulf toward Florida.
The disturbance is expected to occur across the southeastern U.S. in the middle of the week, increasing showers and storms in northern Florida and southern Georgia.