HUMBERTO WEAKENING IN ATLANTIC

September 24, 2001 — At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Hurricane Humberto was located near latitude 35.4 north, longitude 66.3 west or about 230 miles north-northwest of Bermuda. Humberto is moving toward the north-northeast near 13 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center. (Click on NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Humberto taken Sept. 24, 2001 at 10:15 a.m. EDT. Click here to see latest satellite image.)

Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph with higher gusts. Some gradual weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 145 miles. The estimated minimum central pressure is 990 mb, 29.23 inches.

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