(NEW YORK) — The tropics are heating up, with Hurricane Gabrielle and Tropical Storm Humberto both churning in the Atlantic as well as a new system that could strengthen and possibly impact the Southeast next week.

Hurricane warnings are in place over Portugal’s Azores islands, where Hurricane Gabrielle is expected to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding and destructive waves Thursday night and Friday. The remnants of Gabrielle are expected to reach Portugal and western Spain on Sunday.

Meanwhile, slow-growing Tropical Storm Humberto has formed in the Atlantic. Humberto might strengthen into a hurricane this weekend and could potentially strengthen even further into a major hurricane — Category 3 or higher — early next week.

Humberto is expected to take a similar path to last month’s

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