RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Humberto formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic Ocean, about 550 miles east northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center .

The storm strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. It is not a direct threat to the US, but it could rapidly intensify and grow into a Category 3 or greater major hurricane this weekend as it tracks northwest, most likely staying west of Bermuda by early next week.

Humberto is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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Humberto could interact with a different storm during the next few days that is now named Invest 94L.

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