Humberto was upgraded to a hurricane on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the 5 a.m. advisory on Saturday, the NHC said Humberto is expected to remain a powerful major hurricane for the next several days.

Humberto is located 375 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

Humberto is moving toward the northwest at 6 mph.

The NHC said the system has maximum sustained winds of nearly 145 mph, with higher gusts and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda this weekend and early next week.

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Meanwhile, a second system continues to move toward the southeastern United State

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