Overview

• Gabrielle has 140 mph winds and is moving northeast away from Bermuda, with hazardous swells affecting Bermuda, the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina northward, and Atlantic Canada.
• The hurricane is forecast to gradually weaken and approach the Azores late Thursday, and residents there are advised to monitor updates.
• A tropical wave about 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles has an 80% seven-day chance of development, with a tropical depression likely Thursday or Friday and guidance suggesting a turn north similar to Gabrielle.
• A second wave about 100 miles east of the Leeward Islands has a 50% seven-day chance, could slow and turn near the Bahamas late week, and will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through Wednesday.
• Forecasters note increased late-September development potential across the basin into early October, and the next storm name on the Atlantic list is Humberto.