“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. 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. 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 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). Swells generated by Humberto will continue to affect portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda through much of this week. Swells from Humberto will also affect the US East Coast beginning Monday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” says a National Hurricane Center bulletin.
North and South Carolina Governors Josh Stein and Henry McMaster have already declared states of emergency though the storm is not currently forecast to make a direct hit on either state’s coast.