Hurricane Humberto is set to churn up potentially “life-threatening” surf across parts of the Caribbean this weekend after a day of gathering strength.
Humberto early Saturday was a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, having intensified rapidly on Friday as it hurtled through warm Atlantic waters, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
In a 5 a.m. advisory on Saturday, the center said Humberto was moving slowly west at 6 mph (10 kilometers) per hour and packing maximum sustained winds of 145 miles (233 km) per hour.
Though the storm isn’t forecast to strike land, energy from ...