000 WTNT32 KNHC 080242 TCPAT2  BULLETIN Hurricane Larry Advisory Number  30 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122021 1100 PM AST Tue Sep 07 2021  ...LARGE LARRY CONTINUING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... ...LIKELY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWELLS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEK...   SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...25.8N 56.8W ABOUT 660 MI...1060 KM SE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 INCHES   WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  None.  SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Bermuda  A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 36 hours.  For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service.   DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of the large eye of Hurricane Larry was located by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude 25.8 North, longitude 56.8 West. Larry is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday.  A turn toward the north-northwest and north with an increase in forward speed is forecast on Thursday.  On the forecast track, the center of Larry should pass east of Bermuda on Thursday.  Data from the Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum  sustained winds remain near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher gusts.   Larry is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind  Scale.  Slow weakening is forecast during the next several days.  Larry is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up  to 70 miles (110 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds  extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km).  The minimum central pressure recently reported by the reconnaissance  aircraft is 967 mb (28.56 inches).   HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Larry can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC.  WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are possible on Bermuda beginning late Wednesday or early Thursday.  SURF:  Swells generated by Larry will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles, portions of the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas through midweek, and impact Bermuda through the end of the week. Significant swells should reach the east coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada by midweek and continue affecting these shores through the end of the week.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.   NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM AST. Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.  $$ Forecaster Stewart