The tropical wave tagged Invest 93-L has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Humberto on Wednesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. Humberto is located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands, and has become better defined with showers and thunderstorms becoming better organized this afternoon. The system is expected to move generally west-northwestward to northwestward into the western tropical Atlantic, well north of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds: 40 mphMinimum central pressure: 1008 mbGeneral movement: WNW at 15 mphFujiwhara EffectHumberto could meet up with another tropical wave dubbed Invest 94-L. When two cyclones come within about 870 miles (1,400 km), they can:Orbit each otherMerge into a single, stronger stormOne absorbs the otherOne is flung away, altering its pathMore tropics Hurricane Gabrielle continues to churn in the Atlantic, but is losing steam and is not expected to reach the U.S.Hurricane season 2025The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.>> More: 2025 Hurricane Survival GuideThe First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.>> 2025 hurricane season | WESH long-range forecast>> Download Very Local | Stream Central Florida news and weather from WESH 2
The tropical wave tagged Invest 93-L has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Humberto on Wednesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Humberto is located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands, and has become better defined with showers and thunderstorms becoming better organized this afternoon.
The system is expected to move generally west-northwestward to northwestward into the western tropical Atlantic, well north of the Leeward Islands.
- Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph
- Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb
- General movement: WNW at 15 mph
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Fujiwhara Effect
Humberto could meet up with another tropical wave dubbed Invest 94-L.
When two cyclones come within about 870 miles (1,400 km), they can:
- Orbit each other
- Merge into a single, stronger storm
- One absorbs the other
- One is flung away, altering its path
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More tropics
Hurricane Gabrielle continues to churn in the Atlantic, but is losing steam and is not expected to reach the U.S.
Hurricane season 2025
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.
>> More: 2025 Hurricane Survival Guide
The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
>> 2025 hurricane season | WESH long-range forecast
>> Download Very Local | Stream Central Florida news and weather from WESH 2