With wind speeds of 100 mph -- and gusts up to 120 mph -- the Category 2 storm could still become a major hurricane before it comes dangerously close Wednesday night to Bermuda.
"With its current track and cone, the possibility of a significant impact to Bermuda remains a possibility," CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said. The concern is not a direct landfall -- though that is still a possibility -- but that the island is now more likely to experience near-hurricane-force conditions because the wind field has expanded.
So, any slight movement by Humberto could put Bermuda on the storm's most intense side.Tropical storm warning issued for BermudaHowever it tracks, tropical-storm-force winds will extend onto the island, possibly arriving as early as 8 a.m. ET Wednesday.A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch have been issued by the Bermuda Weather Service.
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