Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to make a turn to the north and then the north-northeast Sept. 21 strengthen and become a hurricane, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Gabrielle is still forecast to become a Category 2 storm, but maximum sustained winds are predicted to be slightly less strong at 100 mph.

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Forecasters continue to say Gabrielle will stay away from Florida and the United States.

Gabrielle is the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Once maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it will be classified as a hurricane.

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