Where Is Hurricane Gabrielle Headed? See the Category 3 Storm's Path
Hurricane Gabrielle, with winds near 130 mph, is a rare major hurricane for the Azores and is expected to weaken but remain a hurricane upon arrival, officials said.
- Late Thursday, Hurricane Gabrielle is forecast to reach the Azores as a hurricane, and the National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Watch for all of the Azores.
- As the seventh named storm of 2025, Hurricane Gabrielle is the second major hurricane after Hurricane Erin and has strengthened over the Atlantic while moving toward Portugal and Spain.
- Swells from Gabrielle are expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents, and from Thursday into Friday the central and western Azores may receive up to 5 inches of rain.
- Forecasters said the system will likely complete its transition into a post-tropical cyclone by Friday or Saturday after moving across the islands and dissipate early Saturday before reaching Portugal.
- NHC trackers show additional disturbances including Invest 93L and Invest 94L, with Invest 94L expected to bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, September 24.
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It is recalled that the Azores will be reached by the Gabrielle cyclone, which was found on Wednesday "about 2,640 kilometres southwest of the Eastern Asian Group", moving north. The contents of the Achores . Two red warning groups due to the Gabrielle cyclone appear first in Journal i.

Hurricane warning is issued for the Azores as Gabrielle races toward the island chain
Forecasters say a hurricane warning has been issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gabrielle races across open Atlantic waters on track for the volcanic archipelago.
Gabrielle expected to reach the Azores at hurricane strength
Hurricane Gabrielle is expected to reach the Azores later this week as a hurricane, a rare event for the Atlantic islands, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of Tuesday afternoon, Gabrielle had maximum sustained winds near 130 mph with higher gusts. The hurricane was located about 595 miles west of the Azores and moving east-northeast at 18 mph. The NHC said weakening is expected to continue as the storm encounters stronger win…
Hurricane Gabrielle has intensified near Bermuda and is turning sharply across the Atlantic toward Europe. Officials in the Azores Islands in Portugal have already issued a warning ahead of the storm. Gabrielle is the second major hurricane of this year's Atlantic hurricane season and is expected to hit the Azores with winds of more than 150 kilometers per hour.
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