At 5 AM, the center of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 49.0 West. Larry is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A northwestward motion with a slight decrease in forward speed is expected during the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph with higher gusts.

Larry is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Little change in strength is forecast during the next few days, although fluctuations in intensity will be possible. Larry is expected to remain a major hurricane through the middle of this week.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 958 mb. A drifting buoy near the center of Larry recently measured a pressure of 962.9 mb.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF: Swells generated by Larry are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles today which includes Montserrat.

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