Hurricane Ernesto Closing In On Bermuda,

The Hurricane Ernesto Closing In On Bermuda, Then Could Brush Newfoundland, Canada Ernesto is nearing Bermuda.

Hurricane conditions and flooding rain are expected in Bermuda through Saturday night.
Ernesto then could brush or strike parts of Atlantic Canada early next week.
The U.S. East Coast will see swells and a rip current danger even with Ernesto staying well offshore.

Hurricane Ernesto is closing in on the strongest strike on Bermuda in almost four years, then could brush parts of Newfoundland, Canada, early next week after its flooding rain and damaging winds hammered Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles.

Ernesto will remain well off the U.S. East Coast, but beachgoers will need to be aware of its swells generating a threat of dangerous rip currents.

C​urrent status: Category 2 Hurricane Ernesto is centered less than 200 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north-northeast.

Ernesto's scope of strong winds continues to grow. Hurricane-force winds now extending up to 75 miles from its center.

W​inds are steadily picking up in Bermuda, with some gusts over 45 mph clocked at the National Museum of Bermuda.

Source: The Weather Channel