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HUMBERTO STRENGTHENS SOME MORE; NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
September 23, 2001 At 11 p.m.
EDT, the center of Hurricane Humberto was located near latitude
33.2 north, longitude 67.0 west or about 150 miles west-northwest
of Bermuda. Humberto is moving toward the north near 10 mph,
and a turn toward the north-northeast is expected during the
next day or two, according to NOAA's
National Hurricane Center. (Click on NOAA satellite image
for larger view of Hurricane Humberto taken Sept. 23, 2001 at
11:15 p.m. EDT. Click
here to see latest satellite image.)
Reports from NOAA
hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained
winds have increased to near 100 mph with higher gusts. This
makes Humberto a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
hurricane scale. However, weakening is forecast to begin
on Monday.
Hurricane force winds extend
outward up to 30 miles from the center, and tropical storm force
winds extend outward up to 105 miles. Estimated minimum central
pressure is 983 mb, 29.03 inches.
The hurricane has been near
its point of closest approach to Bermuda where wind gusts to
37 mph were reported. Interests in Bermuda should monitor Humberto's
progress until it moves safely away.
For storm information for specific
areas of the USA, please monitor products issued by NOAA's
National Weather Service local forecast offices.
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