Storm Humberto has reached hurricane strength as it churns across the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
Humberto’s top winds clocked in at 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour, according to an update from the U.S. National Hurricane Center at 5 a.m. local time Friday. The storm has become the third hurricane in an unusually sluggish tropical storm season over the Atlantic basin.
Warm waters are expected to feed Humberto’s growth in the coming day. By Monday, the storm is projected to become a Category 3 major hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. But its track is still somewhat in doubt, complicated by another tropical system brewing nearby that may overlap or disrupt Humberto’s winds. If it forms, that storm will be named Imelda.
Forecasters had predicted an overactive Atlantic storm season, with up to 10 hurricanes in all and as many as 18 named storms. Instead, only eight storms have received names. The season began June 1 and officially ends Nov. 30, though storm activity can persist beyond that.
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