Hurricane Gabrielle has intensified into a dangerous Category 3 storm in the Atlantic, but forecasters say it poses no immediate threat to land.
Hurricane Gabrielle has strengthened into a major hurricane, reaching Category 3 status on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported that the storm is located about 195 miles southeast of Bermuda and is moving north at 10 mph.
While the storm’s path is expected to keep it well away from land, swells from Gabrielle are impacting coastal areas. Forecasters have issued warnings for life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the U.S. East Coast, from North Carolina up to Canada’s Atlantic coast. Swells from the storm reached Bermuda on Sunday.
Gabrielle’s rapid intensification comes after it was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday.
The storm is the second named hurricane of the relatively quiet Atlantic season, which ends on November 30. Experts have noted that while the season has been calm so far, the potential for dangerous systems to form remains.
In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Narda emerged off the coast of Mexico on Sunday. It currently poses no threat to land and is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday.
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