Article first published: Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, 4 p.m. ET

System type: Hurricane, Category 3

System name: Humberto

The National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. Friday advisory reported that Category 3 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 430 miles northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, is moving west-northwest at 5 mph.

“Additional strengthening is forecast over the next couple of days”, forecasters wrote about the hurricane.

Hazards affecting land

Surf. Swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda this weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Source: National Hurricane Center