Tropical Storm Gabrielle should strengthen over the weekend and Norwegian Escape is shortening her visit to Bermuda to stay out of the way.

Discussing now-major Hurricane Gabrielle and how its moving close to Bermuda. the storm now has winds near 130 mph.

Hurricane Gabrielle will make its closest approach to Bermuda later today. The center is forecast to track more than 150 miles offshore, but the storm will cause large, dangerous swells to impact the island.

The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are inactive, so it's fair to ask: Can Texas can stand down early, even with two months left in hurricane season?

At 11 p.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Category 4 Hurricane Gabrielle is in the Atlantic Ocean, 520 miles east-northeast of Bermuda and 1,635 miles west of the Azores. Packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, the hurricane is tracking to the east-northeast at 21 mph.

Hurricane Gabrielle has gotten its act together as it churns over the open waters of the central subtropical Atlantic, and forecasters say the storm has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher).

Two new tropical systems are on the horizon, with one potentially bringing impacts to the U.S. East Coast as the hurricane season ramps up. Major Hurricane Gabrielle has strengthened into the second major hurricane of the season,

Gabrielle has strengthened into the second major hurricane of the season as it approached Bermuda early this week. Additional tropical activity in the Atlantic is likely to increase soon, according to AccuWeather meteorologists,

Gabrielle is strengthening Monday, a day after becoming a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday advisory reported that Category 4 Hurricane Gabrielle is in the Atlantic Ocean, 220 miles east of Bermuda and 1,945 miles west of the Azores. With maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the hurricane is moving northeast at 13 mph.

Hurricane Gabrielle has rapidly gained strength over the past 24 hours, becoming a Category 3 hurricane on Monday morning. The storm, which strengthened into a hurricane on Sunday afternoon, is expected to become even more powerful as it tracks eastward over the Atlantic Ocean in the coming days.