Larry Hurricane Hit To Canada
On Thursday, Larry passed east of Bermuda as a hurricane, delivering barely a glancing blow, but its next target is expected to be a direct hit. Larry is expected to make landfall early this weekend on the island of Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada, where it will bring hurricane-force gusts, heavy rain, and pounding seas. Throughout the first half of the weekend, the massive storm will continue to cause havoc along the East Coast of the United States.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued hurricane and tropical storm watches for southeastern Newfoundland on Thursday morning, in advance of the storm.
On Thursday, Hurricane Larry decreased strength, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (155 km/h). The storm was downgraded to a Category 1 storm from a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph earlier in the morning. After passing 170 miles (270 kilometers) east of the islands, it was traveling north at 25 mph (41 km/h) early Friday morning as it moved further away from Bermuda.
On Thursday evening, the Bermuda Weather Service lifted the tropical storm warning for the island. The storm remained huge, with hurricane-force winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) or higher reaching 90 miles (150 km) beyond its core.
Winds gusting to 39 mph (63 km/h) or more spread outward from the center to 230 miles (370 km).
Due of Larry’s tenacity as a hurricane and a large storm in general, large swells will continue to propagate more than 800 miles outward from the core.
Large waves, huge breakers, and strong rip currents will be formed as these swells approach the shallow coastal waters along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Small vessels and bathers will be at risk under these conditions. Following the Labor Day holiday, several beaches now have only a few or no lifeguards on duty.
Bathers and boaters are strongly advised to heed any official warnings. From Friday through Saturday night, severe surf and seas are expected to diminish along the Atlantic coast from south to north. New England, on the other hand, is forecast to have rough surf during the first half of this weekend.
Throughout the weekend, Larry is expected to turn north and then northeast. Given that the storm had already passed across Nova Scotia on Thursday, the Maritime province in far southeastern Canada will be spared a direct hit. The storm’s route will not take a dramatic enough turn to carry it east of Newfoundland’s island. Instead, landfall is likely Friday night or early Saturday morning along the Avalon Peninsula, which juts out on the island’s eastern edge. As the storm faces rising wind shear and progressively colder waters, Larry is predicted to gradually lose wind intensity over the next few days,” Meteorologist stated.
Water temperatures of 78 F (26 C) or above are thought to be the approximate minimum for tropical systems to survive. According to satellite data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, water temperatures near Newfoundland are around 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius). Larry will hit waters that are no longer conducive to a tropical system after it moves north of Massachusetts’ latitude, albeit being well offshore.
reference – accuweather
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