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.
The systems do not pose an immediate threat to Louisiana or the Gulf Coast, but NHC forecasters said they have lower certainty than usual due to their proximity.
Humberto follows Hurricanes Erin and Gabrielle .
Hurricane Humberto
Humberto was a Category 1 storm, likely to become a major hurricane of Category 3 or higher by Saturday afternoon, according to the latest forecast track as of 7 a.m. Friday.
Humberto was 465 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and producing maximum sustain