Don’t call it a comeback. Tropical Storm Gabrielle has regenerated in the Atlantic Ocean 185 miles south of Bermuda and will hit the island Tuesday night with maximum sustained winds expected to be near 50 mph. The storm is expected to bring a storm surge of 2-3 feet, and 2-4 inches of rain to Bermuda along with tropical storm force winds.
Gabrielle will continue moving north before being absorbed by a cold front passing off the Northeast United States coast early this weekend. The storm will become post-tropical as it moves into the the Canadian Maritimes Friday night into Saturday.
Computer model forecasts for Tropical Storm Gabrielle
TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072013 500 AM AST TUE SEP 10 2013 ...GABRIELLE REGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL STORM SOUTH OF BERMUDA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.6N 65.0W ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM S OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * BERMUDA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.0 WEST. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER OR NEAR BERMUDA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41049 LOCATED WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 36 MPH...57 KM/H AND A GUST TO 40 MPH...65 KM/H. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA. IN ADDITION...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT BERMUDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. RAINFALL...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER BERMUDA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.
