Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic Ocean after a three-week pause in storm activity, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of Wednesday (September 17), Gabrielle is located about 1,085 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The storm is moving north-northwest at 22 mph and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend.

The NHC forecasts that Gabrielle will follow a northwestward path , remaining over open waters and posing no immediate threat to land. However, it could become a Category 1 hurricane by Sunday, potentially impacting Bermuda. The storm's development breaks a quiet period in the Atlantic during the peak of hurricane season, the longest such pause since 1992.

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