People in the southeastern United States have Hurricane Humberto and high pressure over the Northeast to thank for Imelda's upcoming right turn to sea this week. However, the two storms and the high will combine forces to bring long-lasting rough surf, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding.

High pressure building over the Northeast will block Tropical Storm Imelda's northward path this week. Instead of the storm tracking inland over the Southeastern states as originally feared, Major Hurricane Humberto, tracking west of Bermuda, will give Imelda a tug and help steer it away from the U.S. at midweek.

"This is a case where the rare Fujiwhara Effect will help steer Imelda away from the U.S.," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.

The Fujiwhara Effect is the interaction

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