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New alerts have been issued in the northeast Atlantic as the second hurricane of the season crosses back over the basin.

ByHayden Marshall•1 hour ago

US Impacts Possible From New Tropical Waves

Following rapid intensification to Category 4 and a graze of Bermuda, Hurricane Gabrielle now has its sights on the north Atlantic and the Azores.

Here's the latest.

(MORE: Rapid Intensification Is More Common Than You Might Think)

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Gabrielle’s Forecast

Gabrielle will continue its northeast track as it leaves Bermuda behind, entering the open Atlantic. As it does so, it will enter cooler water and interact with increased vertical wind shear. Both of these factors will cause Gabrielle to weaken as it approaches the Azores and Western Europe.

Nevertheless, the Azores are under a hurricane watch in anticipation of Gabrielle’s future impacts. Despite traversing the Atlantic, Gabrielle will likely brush the Azores as an equivalent low end hurricane or high end tropical storm. It is likely that Gabrielle will begin undergoing a transition to a non-tropical cyclone upon its approach to the Azores.

The primary impacts for the Azores will include storm surge, heavy rainfall, and damaging winds.

Following its close pass with the Azores, Gabrielle will approach western Europe, bringing potential impacts to France, Portugal, and Spain. However, the extent of the impacts remain uncertain at this time.

The red-shaded area denotes the potential path of the center of the tropical cyclone. It's important to note that impacts (particularly heavy rain, high surf, coastal flooding, winds) with any tropical cyclone usually spread beyond its forecast path. — Current Status And Projected Path

Gabrielle's History

Gabrielle became the first active Atlantic tropical storm in 20 days, since Fernand was designated a post-tropical cyclone on August 28.

Gabrielle became the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season late Sunday afternoon.

After a long battle with stronger wind shear and dry air last week, the storm has moved into favorable conditions. In only 24 hours, the storm nearly doubled in strength from winds of 75 mph (Category 1 hurricane intensity) to a Category 4 storm with winds of 140 mph.

Gabrielle attempted to follow in Hurricane Erin's footsteps from earlier this summer, making the jump from tropical storm to Category 3 hurricane in 24 hours and from tropical storm to Category 4 in under 30 hours. The two storms both underwent massive rapid intensification, but they have been the only hurricanes so far for the 2025 Hurricane Season as of late September.

Fortunately, Gabrielle is taking a sharp dog-leg turn to the east, carrying it safely away from Bermuda and the U.S.