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Tropical Storm Gabrielle Expected to Reach Hurricane Strength This Weekend as Bermuda Monitors Track

Easing shear plus diminishing dry air opens a window for strengthening.

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Chief Meteorologist Devon Lucie tracks the latest named storm, Tropical Storm Gabrielle and shows you its likeliest track and how strong it could get while also highlighting two other tropical waves and where those systems are likeliest headed and what sort of organization and strengthening are likely at this time, then gets to our high resolution forecast showing you how warm and humid it was at the time of the broadcast and how hot and humid it will be the next two days and what rain chances will be then gets to our extended forecast showing you when our next likeliest round of widespread showers and storms could arrive, then finishes with your seven day forecast

Overview

  • Gabrielle remains an organized Atlantic storm moving west-northwest at about 22 mph with sustained winds reported around 45–50 mph.
  • National Hurricane Center guidance favors gradual intensification with the system potentially reaching Category 1 strength by Sunday.
  • Forecast models place the track near or just east of Bermuda, which is highlighted as the area most likely to monitor the storm in the near term.
  • Two tropical waves near and emerging from the Cabo Verde region carry low formation odds, with 0–20% chances over the next week.
  • Central Florida saw localized flooding with radar-indicated 4–8 inches of rain in spots, while no impacts are expected for southeast Louisiana at this time.