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Tropical Storm Gabrielle Strengthening Offshore, Forecast to Become a Hurricane Sunday

Forecasters warn of hazardous surf along the East Coast despite an offshore track.

Overview

  • Gabrielle remains a tropical storm with sustained winds near 65 mph and shows improving organization on satellite.
  • An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is set to assess the storm today to refine estimates of its strength and structure.
  • Current guidance keeps the center well away from the U.S. as it curves north and then northeast, passing east of Bermuda.
  • Bermuda is already seeing increasing swells with the potential for gusty winds and rainfall, while beach hazards from the Carolinas to Atlantic Canada are expected into early week.
  • Another tropical wave west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has about a 20% chance of development over the next seven days.