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Tropical Storm Gabrielle is struggling against wind shear and dry air, preventing it from strengthening.

Forecasters predict Gabrielle will become the season's second hurricane by late this weekend or early next week.

The storm is currently forecast to curve north in the Atlantic and stay away from the U.S. coastline.

Even if the storm stays offshore, it could create dangerous rip currents along the East Coast next week.

Forecasters predict Tropical Storm Gabrielle will become the season's second hurricane but on Thursday, Sept. 18, it was struggling.

As expected, Gabrielle is running into wind shear and dry air, both of which are preventing the storm from strengthening. Environmental conditions are expected to remain "hostile" for development for a couple more

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