Hurricane Humberto, which can be seen to the right of Hurricane Imelda, is expected to lose its hurricane strength Wednesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Sept. 30 (UPI) — Forecasters early Wednesday were warning of dangerous surf and “life-threatening” rip currents at beaches of the northern Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda and much of the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Humberto continued its way north across the Atlantic.
With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, Humberto remained a Category 1 hurricane as of 5 a.m. AST Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said in its morning update.
The storm was located about 280 miles north-northwest of Bermuda and was moving northeast at 14 mph, the NHC said.
No coastal watches or warnings were in effect, though forecasters continued to warn that its swells could persist for the next few days.
It is expected to move faster toward the east-northeast over Wednesday and remain “a powerful cyclone” until Humberto merges with a developing frontal boundary Wednesday night.
Humberto is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic season and became the season’s third hurricane on Friday morning.