Hurricane Gabrielle forms in the Atlantic Ocean
The system is the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season
Hurricane Gabrielle formed in the open Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, becoming the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season.
Forecasters expect the classic peak-season storm to intensify into a major hurricane by Monday night or Tuesday morning as it tracks east of Bermuda.
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Hurricane expected to remain out to sea
Once a struggling tropical storm, Gabrielle came back from the brink to intensify into this year’s second Atlantic hurricane.
Aircraft reconnaissance flying through the storm found that its maximum sustained winds had intensified to 120 km/h late Sunday afternoon.
The latest forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) calls for Gabrielle to gradually intensify over the next couple of days, and it may briefly grow into a major hurricane overnight Monday into Tuesday morning.
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Hurricane Gabrielle will continue tracking northwest into the day Monday, safely passing east of Bermuda before making a sharp eastward turn out to sea.
Rip currents a hazard in Atlantic Canada
Despite remaining safely away from land, large swells and rip currents are expected to reach Bermuda, as well as portions of Atlantic Canada and the U.S. East Coast, through early this week.
Rip currents pull away from the beach directly out to sea. These deadly hazards can pose a threat to even an experienced swimmer. Stay out of the water if rip currents are possible.
If you’re ever caught in a rip current and you can’t swim, don’t panic. Calmly signal for help and tread water until assistance arrives. Folks experienced in swimming should swim parallel to the beach until out of the rip current, then swim directly back to shore.