Hurricane Humberto is currently classified as a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but is expected to become a “major hurricane” – meaning a Category 3 or above – by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The NHC has issued a tropical storm watch for Bermuda, which means the storm is expected to hit in the next 28 hours. The NHC said: “On the forecast track, the centre of Humberto is expected to approach Bermuda Wednesday night.”
According to the most recent public advisory from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) at 2am Eastern Time (6am UTC; 7am BST), Hurricane Humberto is packing maximum sustained winds of 90mph (150kph).
The huge storm is located around 595 miles (960km) west of Bermuda and is moving at a speed of 8mph (13kmh).
Bermuda has a population of over 65,000 people and residents are being urged to keep a close eye on the storm’s progression and heed local authority advice.
The NHC is warning of strong winds, heavy rainfall and powerful surf.
Humberto will begin to dump heavy rain on Bermuda from Tuesday, with rainfall accumulations of up to three inches expected.
Large swells generated by Humberto will increase along the coast of Bermuda by Tuesday night.
Swells will affect the northwestern Bahamas and the southeastern coast of the United States from east-central Florida to North Carolina during the next couple of days.
The NHC said: “These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.”
Will Hurricane Humberto hit the US?
While Humberto has turned away from the US coast, major impacts will still be felt.
The main threat will be from rough surf and the dangerous rip currents outside of the Intracoastal Waterway.
These could affect anywhere from the east-central Florida coast to New Jersey into midweek.
Similar conditions can be expected along the Long Island, New York and southern New England coast from mid to late-week.
At some point, a non-tropical storm may attempt to pull Humberto closer to the Atlantic coast of the US later in the week.
However, the storm is not expected to get closer than a few hundred miles to Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Residents should keep an eye on the NHC updates HERE.