Forecasters are monitoring Hurricane Imelda, now a Category 2 hurricane, as it moves to Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center.
According to an 11 a.m. ET advisory on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from the NHC, the hurricane is located about 340 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
The advisory also states that the storm is moving east-northeast at 20 mph with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph toward Bermuda and away from the southeastern United States. Bermuda is currently under a hurricane warning. Imelda is expected to pass near Bermuda on Wednesday, Oct.1.
It is then expected to drift away from the island by the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 2. Imelda is set to gradually weaken in the coming days.
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
