ByThe Associated Press& nbsp
Updated: Sun 10: (PM, Sep) , 2019
MIAMI (AP) –Beachgoers on the southeastern US coast should be wary of potentially dangerous rip currents caused by Hurricane Humberto, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Late Sunday, Humberto strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of (mph) (kph). The storm was about 785 miles (1, 260 kilometers) west of Bermuda and moving northeast at 3 mph (5 kph). ********
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto will bring large swells to the northwestern Bahamas and southeastern U.S. coast for several days. ********
The National Weather Service issued advisories warning of high rip current risks through Monday evening at beaches from northeast Florida to North Carolina.
Rip currents are narrow channels of water that move away from shore at high speed, posing a drowning threat to swimmers.
Additional strengthening is forecast through Wednesday, when the eye of the storm is expected to be out in the open Atlantic.
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Tropical Storm# Humbertois strengthening and is forecast to turn east-northeastward , away from the United States. However, there is a significant threat of rip currents along parts of the southeastern U.S. coast and NW Bahamas. Full advisory:https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gBpic.twitter.com/XQXwrtngLw
– National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic)September 15, 2019
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