Hurricane Humberto reaches Category 5 strength in central Atlantic
Humberto becomes the third Atlantic hurricane of the season.
Evening tropical update on Tropical Depression 9, Category 5 Humberto
The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Depression 9 in the southwest Atlantic and Hurricane Humberto which is in the central Atlantic.
MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hurricane Humberto rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 cyclone on Saturday, the highest category a storm system can reach.
Humberto had sustained wind speeds of 160 mph and is currently located about 400 miles north of the northern Leeward Islands.
Humberto formed early Friday morning, becoming the third Atlantic hurricane and eighth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
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According to the NHC, swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting part of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda this weekend, bringing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
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The NHC said Humberto is expected to make a turn to the west-northwest or northwest over the next few days.
As of the latest forecast track, Humberto is expected to curve out to sea hundreds of miles from the U.S. East Coast.
Forecasters are also monitoring whether Humberto will have any impacts on Invest 94L located due west. Some computer forecast models have 94L impacting the Southeastern coast of the US.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs until Nov. 30.