Tropical Storm Gabrielle continues to strengthen as it hits Bermuda Tuesday evening. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph at 8 pm EDT Tuesday, September 10. The National Hurricane Center forecast keeps Gabrielle as a tropical storm for the next few days, but it’s possible the storm will briefly become a minimal hurricane after passing Bermuda and moving north over the Western Atlantic Ocean.
Gabrielle will interact with a cold front passing off the Northeastern United States coast on Friday. The storm will move into the Canadian Maritimes Friday into this weekend, bringing a period of strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Computer model forecasts for Tropical Storm Gabrielle
TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072013 800 PM AST TUE SEP 10 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING ON BERMUDA AS GABRIELLE APPROACHES... SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.9N 64.9W ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM SSW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * BERMUDA FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.9 WEST. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER OR NEAR BERMUDA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. L.F. WADE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON BERMUDA RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 39 MPH...63 KM/H...WITH A GUST TO 54 MPH...87 KM/H. AN ELEVATED STATION AT COMMISSIONERS POINT ON BERMUDA RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH...85 KM/H... AND A WIND GUST OF 68 MPH...109 KM/H. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON BERMUDA INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER BERMUDA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA. IN ADDITION...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
