Hurricane Gabrielle spins toward Azores in Atlantic
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The National Weather Service is also tracking two other systems in the Atlantic and a hurricane in the Pacific.
Hurricane Gabrielle surged up from a tropical storm not a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph in about a day.
Forecasters said Gabrielle was likely to weaken soon as it drifts farther into the cooler northern latitudes of the North Atlantic later this week.
Forecasters say a hurricane warning has been issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gabrielle races across open Atlantic waters on track for the volcanic archipelago
Hurricane Gabrielle has strengthened with winds of 140 mph and has become a major Category 4 hurricane. The storm is expected to pass east of Bermuda on Monday night and is not a direct threat to Florida or the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters are also monitoring several other tropical waves in the Atlantic, with some showing potential for development.