TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—Hurricane Gabrielle continues moving quickly across the North Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center announced.

Located about 1360 miles west of the Azores, Gabrielle is moving toward the east-northeast near 25 mph.

Additional acceleration is expected to continue for the next several days as Gabrielle approaches the Azores on Thursday before moving across the island chain Thursday night into Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are 115 mph.

Gabrielle is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the NHC said.

Weakening is expected during the next couple of days, but Gabrielle is expected to be a hurricane when it passes through the Azores.

A hurricane warning is in effect for all of the Azores.

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