(Reuters) – Larry intensified into a Category 2 Hurricane on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that additional strengthening is forecast during the next few days and Larry is forecast to become a major hurricane this weekend.
Larry is located about 1,175 miles (1,890 km) west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (155 km/h), the Miami-based weather forecaster said.
(Reporting by Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)
