HUMBERTO—THE EIGHTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON—FORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC

September 22, 2001 — At 11 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Humberto was located near latitude 29.6 north, longitude 67.3 west or about 260 miles southwest of Bermuda. Humberto is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph, and a turn toward the north is expected in 24 hours or so. Humberto could become a hurricane during the next day or so, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center. (Click on NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Humberto taken Sept. 22, 2001 at 11:15 p.m. EDT. Click here to see latest satellite image.)

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb, 29.44 inches.

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