Humberto remained a major hurricane and is headed to Bermuda as another potential storm later threatens Cuba, the Bahamas and the eastern United States.
Sept. 27 Humberto remained a major hurricane Saturday morning and is headed to Bermuda as another potential storm later threatens Cuba, the Bahamas and the eastern United States, the National Hurricane Center said.
Humberto, the eighth named storm of the Atlantic season, had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph as a Category 4, with additional strengthening forecast through the weekend, NHC officials said in a 5 a.m. EDT update. Humberto became the season’s fourth hurricane on Friday morning.
The eye of the storm was located about 375 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It was moving northwest at 6 mph.
The forecast track has Humberto moving northward at a slightly faster forward speed through the weekend with a turn north-northwest on Monday night.
Swells generated by Humberto will start affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda this weekend, NHC said. They are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
« As Humberto gains latitude, a significant expansion in the surface wind field will likely occur while it passes west of Bermuda », NHC forecaster Lisa Bucci said in a discussion.
