Humberto Strengthens Into a Hurricane and Could Impact Bermuda Later This Week - The Weather Channel

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Tropical Storm Watch for Bermuda Ahead of Humberto

Hurricane Humberto is tracking well off the southeastern U.S. coast.
High surf and dangerous rip currents are expected along the Southeast coast.
Later this week, Humberto could pass near Bermuda, where a tropical storm watch is posted.

Hurricane Humberto is generating high surf and rip currents along the Southeast coast and may also threaten Bermuda later this week.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a tropical storm watch for Bermuda. This means tropical-storm-force winds (39-plus mph) are possible in the archipelago, generally within 48 hours.

Watches and Warnings

(A watch is issued when tropical storm or hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. A warning is issued when those conditions are expected within 36 hours.)

Humberto is gaining strength after becoming the third hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season late Sunday night. The hurricane is currently moving east-northeastward away from the southeastern United States.

Current Storm Status

(The highest cloud tops, corresponding to the most vigorous convection, are shown in the brightest red colors. Clustering, deep convection around the center is a sign of a healthy tropical cyclone.)

Additional strengthening is likely, and Humberto could become a Category 3 hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, according to the NHC.

Its exact path remains somewhat uncertain, but Humberto could pass near Bermuda Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Humberto's wind field size is expected to grow by the time it gets to Bermuda, increasing the chance of at least tropical-storm-force winds that could arrive as soon as late Wednesday.

The NHC says Humberto may bring periods of heavy rain to Bermuda beginning late Tuesday, and large swells generated by the hurricane will increase along the coast of Bermuda by Tuesday night. Residents and visitors in the archipelago should be preparing for these threats.

Projected Path

(The red-shaded area denotes the potential path of the center of the system. It's important to note that impacts – heavy rain, high surf, coastal flooding and winds – with any tropical cyclone usually spread beyond its forecast path.)

Humberto will bring high surf and dangerous rip currents to the southeastern U.S. coast as well. Beachgoers from the east coast of Florida to North Carolina should stay out of the water through early this week.

For now, Humberto's center should remain well off the rest of the Eastern Seaboard late this week. However, high surf and rip currents appear likely to spread up the East Coast later this week and may linger into the weekend. Keep this in mind if you have beach plans the last weekend of summer.

Humberto's center is expected to remain well south of the Canadian Maritimes to avoid a repeat of the blasting they received from Dorian over a week ago.

Check back with us at weather.com for the latest on Humberto.

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