ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gabrielle continues slowly organizing on Friday and will likely become a hurricane this weekend.
10:45 a.m. update:
The 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center reported winds of 50 mph, but the storm’s structure has improved.
Gradual intensification is forecast, and Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday.
The storm is expected to move northwestward through late Saturday, then turn northward by Sunday.
Gabrielle will stay well away from Florida and the United States.
Interests in Bermuda should monitor Gabrielle in the coming days, as the storm could graze the island.
Gabrielle formed late Wednesday morning and is the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Elsewhere, a tropical wave has moved off the coast of Africa. This system could slowly develop next week in the open Atlantic.
This has a low development chance.
Stay with Severe Weather Center 9 for the latest on the tropics.
Original report:
Tropical Storm Gabrielle is struggling to strengthen on Friday due to dry air and wind shear.
However, computer models show it could become a Category 1 hurricane by late Sunday as it approaches Bermuda.
Currently, Gabrielle remains in the open Atlantic and is not expected to impact the Central Florida coastline.
Meanwhile, a new tropical wave emerging from the coast of Africa has a low 20% chance of developing over the next seven days.
While Gabrielle poses no immediate threat to Central Florida, its potential development into a hurricane, along with the emerging tropical wave from Africa, will be closely watched.
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