Overview

• As of the 5 p.m. AST Friday advisory, Gabrielle had sustained winds near 50 mph and was moving west-northwest at about 12 mph.
• Forecasts call for intensification over the weekend, with the National Hurricane Center indicating hurricane strength could be reached by Sunday.
• Reliable model guidance shows the center passing at least about 130 nautical miles east of Bermuda, where there remains a 20% to 25% chance of tropical-storm-force winds.
• NHC forecasters expect no direct impacts to the U.S., though swells, rip currents and marine hazards are likely over portions of the Atlantic.
• Separately, a disturbance south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands carries about a 20% chance of development over the next seven days, according to the NHC.