BWS: Hurricane Humberto Is A Potential Threat
Hurricane Humberto is “a potential threat to Bermuda”, the Bermuda Weather Service said, with its nearest forecasted point to Bermuda currently predicted to be 165 nm to the NNW at 5am on Wednesday [Oct 1] with the BWS noting that “this forecast is subject to change with the next update.”
Graphic courtesy of the BWS:
The latest forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, “At 500 AM AST [0900 UTC], the center of Hurricane Humberto was located near latitude 23.9 North, longitude 63.3 West. Humberto is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph [20 km/h]. A turn toward the northwest is expected this morning, followed by a turn to the north-northwest on Monday evening. Humberto is forecast to then turn north-northeastward and move west of Bermuda by Tuesday evening.
Graphic courtesy of the NHC:
“Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph [250 km/h] with higher gusts. Humberto is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Humberto should remain a powerful major hurricane for the next few days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles [55 km] from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles [220 km]. The estimated minimum central pressure is 929 mb [27.44 inches].”
