Issued at 500 PM AST Mon Sep 29 2025
322 WTNT33 KNHC 292052 TCPAT3 BULLETIN Hurricane Humberto Advisory Number 21 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082025 500 PM AST Mon Sep 29 2025 ...HUMBERTO PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS FOR BERMUDA AND MOST OF THE U.S. EAST COAST... ...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OUTER RAINBANDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS BERMUDA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.1N 68.1W ABOUT 295 MI...475 KM SW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Bermuda Weather Service has replaced the Tropical Storm Watch with a Hurricane Watch due to the forecast for Imelda. Interests in Bermuda should continue to follow the latest forecast for both Humberto and Imelda. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Humberto was located near latitude 29.1 North, longitude 68.1 West. Humberto is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A gradual turn towards the north is expected over the next day or so. The hurricane is then forecast to turn and accelerate east-northeastward by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Humberto will pass west, and then north of Bermuda on Tuesday and Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. Humberto is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Weakening is forecast over the next several days, although Humberto is expected to remain a dangerous major hurricane into Tuesday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 942 mb (27.82 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Hurricane Humberto can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO header WTNT43 KNHC. SURF: Swells from Humberto are likely to cause dangerous surf and life-threatening rip current conditions, affecting beaches of the northern Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, and much of the east coast of the United States over the next several days. Please consult products from your local weather office. A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?ripCurrents WIND: Gusty winds are possible over Bermuda within outer rainbands Tuesday into Wednesday. RAINFALL: Hurricane Humberto is expected to bring rainfall of 1 to 2 inches – 25 to 50 mm – to Bermuda tonight through Tuesday. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST. $$ Forecaster Kelly
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