Tropical Storm Gabrielle likely to become hurricane
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Talking the Tropics w/ Mike: Strengthening Gabrielle over open Atlantic...Powerful W.Pacific typhoon
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:
Strengthening is forecast, and Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday. The storm is expected to continue moving northwestward through Sunday, then begin turning to the north by Monday. Gabrielle will stay thousands of miles away from Florida and the United States.
As expected, Tropical Storm Gabrielle was struggling a bit Thursday, Sept. 18, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Wind shear and dry air are preventing Gabrielle from strengthening,