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Bermuda Braces For Hurricane Humberto

November 3, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
Hurricane force winds have begun to lash Bermuda as Humberto spins to the west. Hurricane conditions are expected to continue into Thursday.
 
As of 8 p.m. AST (EDT), the center of Hurricane Humberto was located near 33.4 N and 65.0 W, or about 75 miles west of Bermuda. Humberto's maximum sustained winds were 120 mph, making it a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It was moving east-northeast at 20 mph and had a minimum central pressure of 952 mb, or 28.12 inches of mercury.
 
Humberto travelled through a favorable environment for hurricanes which includes warm water with little upper-level wind shear. This has helped Humberto reach major hurricane status as it churns in the Atlantic. A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for Bermuda.

It will likely sideswipe Bermuda late today with a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet and up to 6 inches of rain. Dangerous rip currents are expected with coastal flooding likely through Thursday.
 
After a glancing blow with Bermuda later today, Humberto will sweep into the North Atlantic by Friday. It will transition to a strong low pressure system this weekend but remain no threat to the Canadian Maritimes.
 
Humberto is the third hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Atlantic Hurricane Basin is in the traditional peak for hurricane development. Tropical systems can form anywhere in the Gulf of Mexico, northern and central Caribbean and the tropical Atlantic Ocean.