Is the Atlantic about to become active again?
The calendar indicates the peak of the hurricane season, but the Atlantic Ocean was quiet for several weeks. But is it about to change?
Tropical Storm Gabriel is expected to be reinforced by a hurricane as it moves north through the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening, September 21st.
The National Hurricane Centre said the storm was about 455 miles from Bermuda’s coast on Sunday morning. Currently, the storm is moving northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.
Forecasters predict that Gabriel will be able to bolster a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph sustained winds in the next 12 hours. The NHC is expected to pass east of Bermuda by Monday, September 22nd with its 5am update.
The clock or warning is not valid. The chances of hitting Bermuda have declined, but dangerous winds and rain are still possible in the area. The NHC warned that residents of a small mid-Atlantic island should be ready to respond.
Swells from the storm are beginning to crash into Bermuda and are expected to continue construction over the weekend. The Hurricane Center said they are likely to bring about life-threatening surfing and rifts.
The east coastal provinces heading from North Carolina and north to the Canadian Atlantic coast are expected to swell along the beaches that continue from the end of Sunday to the early week. The NHC said rough surf and RIP flows could cause life-threatening conditions.
Gabriel is the seventh-name storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and the first tropical storm since the tropical storm Fernando, formed on August 23rd. If it turns into a hurricane, it becomes the second Atlantic hurricane of the season.
The storm began to form about a week later with what is considered the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. Previous forecasters have described 2025 as a quiet hurricane year.
The National Hurricane Center monitors several other developing storms in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The central tropical Atlantic system, southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, could develop into tropical depression as it moves northwest across the Atlantic over the next few days.
In the Pacific Ocean, tropical depression is expected to form hundreds of miles off Mexico’s southern coast. Forecasters expect it to move northwest along the country’s coast, bringing heavy rains through Monday.
Tropical Storm Gabriel Tracker
Contributor: Mike Snyder, USA Today
