Bermuda on Alert for Direct Impacts as Storm May Strengthen to a Hurricane; Rough Surf Possible for U.S. East Coast.
A new tropical depression has formed in the central Atlantic, marking the seventh of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict the storm will strengthen and be named Gabrielle in the coming days, with potential to reach hurricane status as it tracks toward Bermuda.
According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski, Tropical Depression Seven is expected to become a tropical storm by Wednesday night. While currently battling some dry air, the system is projected to move into a more favorable environment, allowing it to gradually intensify and potentially become a hurricane this weekend.
The storm’s current forecast path puts Bermuda at risk of direct impacts, including gusty winds, heavy rain, and rough surf, from early to the middle of next week. AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva advises that Bermuda residents and those in the northeastern Caribbean should closely monitor the storm’s progress.
“Any shift in its track could bring wind and rain to the Leeward Islands,” DaSilva said.
Indirect impacts, such as dangerous rip currents and rough surf, are possible for parts of the U.S. East Coast during the middle to late portions of next week as the storm passes by Bermuda. However, significant direct impacts to the U.S. are not expected at this time.
The formation of Tropical Depression Seven comes after a period of relative calm in the Atlantic basin, even as the hurricane season passed its climatological peak on September 10.
Forecasters are also monitoring a separate tropical wave off the coast of Africa, which has a low chance of development, and continue to watch the western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, where warm waters could support future storm formation.
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