"Hurricane Humberto gained strength and speed as it moved closer to Bermuda early Wednesday but the islands are likely to be spared a direct hit, forecasters said.

Hurricane force winds and rains are expected to hit Bermuda by Wednesday night but the storm’s eye is just shy of the archipelago’s western coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

The storm packed 115 mph (185 kph) winds and it was about 285 miles (455 km) west of Bermuda, moving at 16 mph (26 kph) at 5 a.m. on Wednesday. It is a category 3 hurricane on the 5-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the NHC said. "

Rich McKay reports for Reuters September 17, 2019. [2]

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