Tropical storm Humberto moving out to sea, won't reach ILM

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Meteorologists say to expect strong rip currents for the next few days.

Wilmington-area residents can breathe a sigh of relief this hurricane season as a tropical storm off the coast looks like it will spin out to see and not stop by for a coastal Carolina visit.

Tropical Storm Humberto was 120 miles off the coast of Grand Bahama Island and moving northwest at 7 mph.

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Wilmington said the only impacts from this system the Wilmington area will see include strong rip currents beginning Saturday, Sept. 14 through early next week.

The Carolinas are now out of the cone of uncertainty in the storm’s projection as Humberto is expected to take a sharp right turn off the coast of Florida in the next 36 hours.

Humberto is expected to be categorized as a hurricane by Sunday night as it crawls northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the northwestern part of the Bahamas. The Bahamas could see up to three inches of rain while residents on the Florida and Georgia coast could see up to one inch of rain.

Reporter Ashley Morris can be reached at 910-343-2096 or Ashley.Morris@StarNewsOnline.com.