920  
WTNT33 KNHC 262034  
TCPAT3  
 
BULLETIN  
HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 9  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082025  
500 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2025  
   
..HUMBERTO RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE
 
   
..FURTHER INTENSIFICATION EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...22.3N 58.1W  
ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM NE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...962 MB...28.41 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 58.1 WEST. HUMBERTO IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H). A  
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER  
FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY A TURN  
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ON MONDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H)  
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HUMBERTO IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE  
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS  
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE  
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES  
(165 KM). NOAA BUOY 41044 LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HUMBERTO  
RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 36 MPH (57 KM/H) AND A GUST OF  
49 MPH (80 KM/H).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB (28.41 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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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. PLEASE CONSULT  
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM AST.  
 

 
FORECASTER REINHART  
 
 
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