ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Humberto is stronger this morning as it moves away from the U.S.
- Humberto is moving away from the US
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Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph with higher gusts.
Humberto is likely to continue intensifying during the next day or so while it moves over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.
It is moving northeast at 5 mph.
An east-northeastward motion with a gradual increase in forward speed is expected tonight through early Thursday.
On the forecast track, the center of Humberto is forecast to approach Bermuda late Wednesday or Wednesday night.
Large swells from Humberto will affect portions of the northwestern Bahamas and southeastern United States coast from Florida to North Carolina during the next few days.
These swells are expected to produce dangerous surf conditions and life-threatening rip currents.
