Hurricane Imelda turning east
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast over the next several days, and Imelda is forecast to become a category 2 hurricane later as it approaches Bermuda.
Imelda is expected to turn sharply to the east-northeast and accelerate today. On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to start moving away from the northwestern Bahamas this afternoon and then turn east-northeastward, moving away from the southeastern U.S. but approaching the island of Bermuda on Wednesday, where a Hurricane Watch is in effect and that watch is likely to be upgraded to a warning later today.
Though Imelda will not make landfall in the U.S., rough marine conditions are forecast off Florida's east coast through Thursday morning. Minor coastal flooding of 1 to 2 feet is possible in areas of onshore winds from the Volusia/Brevard County Line, Florida to the South Santee River, South Carolina.
Humberto slowly weakening over the Atlantic, still a powerful hurricane
Humberto is a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Although weakening is forecast, Humberto is expected to become a strong extratropical system in a couple of days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles.
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.
