Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to strengthen soon, and become a hurricane by Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
Gabrielle is now forecast to become a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph in the next 96 hours.
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Forecasters continue to predict Gabrielle will stay away from Florida and the United States.
Gabrielle is the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Once maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it will be classified as a hurricane.
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Spaghetti models for Tropical Storm Gabrielle. Where will it go?
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle expected to strengthen into Category 2 hurricane. Any Florida impacts?
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Gabrielle is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday, Sept. 21, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The National Hurricane Center continues to warn residents in Bermuda to monitor Gabrielle, which is expected to pass east of the island Sunday night and Monday.
Indirect impacts — such as rough surf and dangerous rip currents — may affect parts of the northeastern Caribbean, Florida and the United States during the middle to late portions of next week, according to AccuWeather.
No watches or warnings associated with Gabrielle have been issued.
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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Tropical Storm Gabrielle spaghetti models, tracker. Florida impacts?
