According to the National Hurricane Center, Gabrielle is forecast to pass east of Bermuda late Sunday into Monday and strengthen into a hurricane.

The storm is not an immediate threat to land, but it is expected to strengthen as it moves through the open Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle expected to become a hurricane. Tracking the tropics. Gabrielle tracks well east of the united states

Tropical Storm Gabrielle continues to churn in the central Atlantic and will continue to strengthen. The storm is expected to become a hurricane either later Saturday night or Sunday.

Though the storm — expected to become a hurricane on Sunday — is not expected to reach the U.S. East Coast, the swells it generates may.

The storm is moving west-northwest at 17 mph, with forecasters expecting it to reach hurricane strength by the weekend.

The storm is expected to continue moving northwestward through Saturday night, then begin turning to the north by Sunday.

At 11 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Gabrielle is in the Atlantic Ocean, 535 miles southeast of Bermuda. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, the system is tracking north-northwest at 9 mph. Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday.

Gabrielle continues west in the Atlantic but will not threaten the United States. Interests in Bermuda should closely monitor the system.