Tropical activity has increased in the Atlantic Ocean as the WPTV First Alert Weather Team is tracking two named storms and one other area that has a high chance of developing.

The National Weather Service is also tracking two other systems in the Atlantic and a hurricane in the Pacific.

Gabrielle is forecast to continue weakening due to increased wind shear and cooler sea-surface temperatures as it moves northeast. Still, forecasters said the storm will likely bring hurricane conditions to the Azores late Thursday through Friday.

People in the Azores archipelago were advised Monday to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gabrielle which is now a Category 4 hurricane in the central Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Portugal's Azores archipelago cancelled all tourist and recreational activities for 24 hours and shuttered schools and public services on Thursday, urging people to stay indoors ahead of the arrival of cyclone Gabrielle.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed over the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning, becoming this year's seventh named storm. Forecasters expect the system to curve away from the U.S. as it strengthens, a path that a majority of this year's six other named storms have followed, mercifully avoiding direct hits to land.