NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE LARRY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 PM EDT, FRIDAY 03RD SEPTEMBER 2021.

...LARRY APPEARS POISED TO INTENSIFY FURTHER...

...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF FROM LARRY'S SWELLS INCREASES FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES ON SUNDAY…

AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF LARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 40.7° WEST OR ABOUT 1090 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS, OR ABOUT 1410 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

LARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND LARRY COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.