Overview

• The National Hurricane Center says Gabrielle developed Wednesday over the central tropical Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph and a minimum pressure around 1006 mb.
• The center was about 1,085 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and moving north‑northwest near 22 mph, keeping it well away from land in the near term.
• Forecasters expect little change in strength over the next 48 hours due to wind shear and dry air, followed by gradual intensification this weekend with the potential to reach hurricane strength.
• Current guidance keeps the system north of the Caribbean with Bermuda advised to monitor; there are no coastal watches or warnings and U.S. impacts are not expected over the next several days.
• Gabrielle's formation follows an unusual three‑week quiet stretch, and the NHC is also tracking a separate tropical wave near the Cabo Verde Islands with a 10% chance of formation in 48 hours and 20% over seven days.