Hurricane Humberto strengthens to Category 3 storm

• Hurricane Humberto strengthened to a major Category 3 storm on Tuesday.
• Hurricane conditions are expected to reach Bermuda by Wednesday night and continue into early Thursday morning.
• The storm had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) and was moving east-northeast at 12 miles per hour.

"Hurricane conditions are expected to reach Bermuda by Wednesday night and continue into early Thursday morning," the Miami-based NHC said.

"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or so, but Humberto should remain a powerful hurricane through Thursday," it said.

As of 8:00 pm (0000 GMT), the storm had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) and was moving east-northeast at 12 miles per hour.