▁pe aking ▁in ▁strength . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁Em my ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁east - s out heast , ▁and ▁a ▁day ▁later ▁it ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁as ▁its ▁forward ▁motion ▁decre ased . ▁Em my ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Az ores ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁it ▁became ▁extr at rop ical ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁islands . ▁The ▁extr at rop ical ▁rem nant ▁pers isted ▁another ▁six ▁hours ▁before ▁being ▁absor bed ▁by ▁approaching ▁H urr icane ▁Frances . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁and ▁prepar ations ▁▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁Em my ▁was ▁uncertain ▁whether ▁it ▁would ▁affect ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁officials ▁issued ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁watch ▁for ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands . ▁The ▁warning ▁was ▁cancel led ▁when ▁the ▁storm ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁with ▁the ▁outer ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁slightly ▁impact ing ▁Ant igua . ▁Several ▁ships ▁experienced ▁rough ▁se as ▁and ▁strong ▁wind s ▁from ▁Em my , ▁though ▁none ▁reported ▁any ▁damage . ▁After ▁Em my ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time , ▁forec aster s ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁H urr icane ▁Center ▁considered ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁not ▁a ▁real ▁threat ▁to ▁land , ▁though ▁they ▁indicated ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁remote ▁chance ▁to ▁affect ▁land ▁masses . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁also ▁pos ed ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁B erm uda