September 28, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking Tropical Storm Humberto, located northeast of the Leeward Islands, and Invest 94L, located in the vicinity of Puerto Rico, as the peak of hurricane season continues.
Humberto, which formed yesterday, has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the NHC. The storm is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane and track towards the northwest over the next 5 days.
Invest 94L is currently being monitored by for tropical development, with an 90% chance of development into a tropical depression or storm over the next week according to the 8 a.m. update by the NHC. The system is also expected to track towards the northwest towards the Bahamas over the next few days, with some uncertainty between weather models on whether it will track towards the Southeast United States or turn out to sea later in the forecast.
Because these systems are located relatively close to one another, they may begin to rotate around a common point in between. This is called the Fujiwhara Effect, and can lead to the two storms merging into one larger storm, or both storms eventually going separate ways. This causes increased track uncertainty due to the unpredictable nature of the interaction between the two storms, and is one of the main factors in the track uncertainty of Invest 94L as we head towards the weekend.
While any impacts to the Daytona Beach area over the next few days are still unclear, anyone who lives in along the Southeastern coast of the United States is encouraged to monitor updates from the NHC and have a hurricane plan in place.
