In the eastern Atlantic, the center of post-tropical cyclone Gabrielle moved away from the Azores. A hurricane warning for the entire Portuguese archipelago was discontinued. On Friday afternoon, the storm was about 245 miles east-northeast of Lajes Air Base in the Azores. The hurricane center stopped issuing advisories for the system.

According to the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Friday advisory, the potential tropical cyclone is in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 miles northwest of the Eastern Tip of Cuba and 185 miles south-southeast of the Central Bahamas. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is moving to the west-northwest at 10 mph.

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.

While Hurricane Humberto continues to strengthen out in the Atlantic Ocean, it's not the storm that poses the most danger to U.S. shores.

The chances that Florida will feel rain, surf and winds from a tropical system next week continues to rise. Humberto, now a hurricane, is on track to steer clear of the U.S. coast. But the tropical wave under watch all week is on the cusp on developing into a tropical depression or storm — potentially as soon as Friday evening.

Tropical Storm Humberto is forecast to become a major hurricane this weekend and a second system — likely to become Imelda — is a possible threat to Florida or other parts of the U.S. coast.

Hurricane Humberto, the eighth named storm to emerge this hurricane season, is currently swirling over waters just north of the Caribbean as a Category 3 storm. While forecasts as of Friday predict Humberto won't ever touch land,

The storm will likely develop into a hurricane over the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "No living being will be left alone in trouble." Severe Weather Team 9 is keeping a close eye on the Atlantic as new model guidance shows that the Carolinas could be impacted by a tropical system early next week.