Humberto, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the end of September, may be heading toward Bermuda.

Article first published: Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET

Humberto is about 465 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving slowly toward the northwest. It is expected to strengthen substantially over the weekend to become a major hurricane, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Meanwhile, the quick-moving post-Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is churning near to the Azores, where a hurricane watch is in force for the entire Portuguese archipelago. At 0900 GMT Friday, the storm was about 145 miles (230 kilometers) east-northeast of Faial Island in the central Azores.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the volcanic archipelago which could experience dangerous conditions from Gabrielle as early as Thursday.

Humberto is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend, but a nearby tropical wave is making its path uncertain, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Humberto is expected to become a major hurricane, while Invest 94L is forecast to become a tropical depression, the NHC advised.

Forecasters say Hurricane Humberto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean but is not currently threatening land and the former Hurricane Gabrielle is moving away from the Azores. Humberto is about