A second storm system was upgraded to a tropical depression and is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda in the coming hours.
Hurricane Humberto rapidly gained strength on Saturday, escalating from a Category 3 to a Category 5 storm in a matter of hours. The National Hurricane Center said late Saturday that the cyclone’s maximum sustained winds are reaching 160 mph with higher gusts. The third hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Humberto is currently moving westward at a speed of 10 mph.
While Humberto is not currently a threat to land, NHC forecasters say swells generated by the storm will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda this weekend. And it could create dangerous surf conditions along the East Coast as early as Sunday.
Forecasters are also monitoring Tropical Depression Nine, a storm system in the northeastern Caribbean that has a high likelihood of becoming yet another tropical storm. On Saturday, the NHC issued a tropical storm watch for the east coast of Florida, while the governors of South Carolina and North Carolina declared states of emergency in advance of possible heavy rainfall and storm surge conditions in the next couple of days.
Humberto is about 350 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.
It has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.
It is moving west at 10 mph.
Humberto’s likely path is beginning to take shape. Most models show that a slow turn to the northwest is expected during the next couple of days, which should keep the storm well to the east of the U.S. mainland.
How strong will Humberto become?
Humberto is currently considered a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. The eye of the hurricane reformed on Saturday morning, and its movement accelerated slightly. “Humberto will likely remain a powerful major hurricane for the next several days,” the National Hurricane Center said late Saturday.
At the moment, Humberto is not expected to pose a significant threat to the U.S. mainland, but it could create life-threatening tidal conditions for Bermuda as it heads northward in the early part of next week.
Forecast and potential impacts:
Track: Current forecasts predict Humberto will move on a path that curves to the northwest and then northeast, passing between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. Its track could be influenced by a second developing storm system to the west.
Bermuda: Bermuda is likely to experience significant impacts, including gusty winds and heavy rain as Humberto passes nearby next week.
Eastern U.S. coast: The U.S. mainland is not expected to see a direct landfall from Humberto. However, swells generated by the hurricane will cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the East Coast early next week.
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