Overview

• The National Hurricane Center says Humberto formed Wednesday with 40 mph winds about 550 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane this weekend.
• Early guidance keeps Humberto curving away from the Southeast U.S., though Bermuda and East Coast beaches should prepare for rough surf as forecasters assess possible storm-to-storm interaction that could alter tracks.
• Invest 94L is bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and is expected to affect the Dominican Republic, with a tropical depression or storm likely to form near the Bahamas late this week.
• Hurricane Gabrielle is approaching the Azores under a hurricane warning, with forecasters warning of large swells causing life-threatening surf and rip currents from Bermuda to the U.S. East Coast north of North Carolina and into Atlantic Canada.
• In the eastern Pacific, NHC forecasters report Narda is strengthening well offshore Mexico and is expected to reach or maintain hurricane intensity over open water.