▁of ▁an ▁un season able ▁front al ▁low ▁pressure ▁system ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁storm ▁turned ▁Em my ▁sharp ly ▁east - n ortheast ward ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 . ▁Its ▁east ward ▁movement ▁at ▁such ▁a ▁low ▁latitude ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁year ▁was ▁un pre ced ented . ▁The ▁storm ▁stead ily ▁intens ified ▁and ▁Em my ▁att ained ▁h urr icane ▁status ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁while ▁located ▁ 2 7 0   m iles ▁( 4 3 0   km ) ▁north ▁of ▁Barb uda . ▁After ▁moving ▁east ward ▁for ▁about ▁ 2 4   h ours , ▁the ▁West er lies ▁retre ated ▁north ward , ▁and ▁Em my ▁turned ▁gradually ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁ ▁A ▁strong ▁r idge ▁over ▁the ▁north ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁turned ▁Em my ▁sharp ly ▁east ward ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁continued ▁to ▁strength en , ▁and ▁Em my ▁att ained ▁a ▁peak ▁intensity ▁of ▁ 1 0 5   m ph ▁( 1 7 0   km / h ) ▁shortly ▁after ▁turning ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁while ▁located ▁ 5 0 0   m iles ▁( 8 0 0   km ) ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁B erm uda . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁maintained ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity ▁for ▁ 4 2   h ours ▁while ▁moving ▁east ward ▁at ▁ 1 7   m ph ▁( 2 7   km / h ), ▁and ▁slowly ▁weak ened ▁after