Hurricane Humberto became the third hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean for the 2025 season Friday morning, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It could soon be joined by Tropical Storm Imelda in the southwestern Atlantic, which was a tropical wave Friday morning.

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.

Humberto strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning and could reach major hurricane status by the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Humberto is forecast to become a major hurricane this weekend and a second system — likely to become Imelda — is a possible threat to the U.S. coast, especially the Carolinas.

Storm Humberto has reached hurricane strength as it churns across the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

As the National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Humberto, it's watching a tropical wave likely to become Tropical Storm Imelda.

Wilmington-area residents need to stay alert and be prepared as tropical weather conditions could reach the area early next week.