TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed in the central tropical Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center announced Wednesday.

Located about 1,085 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, Gabrielle is moving toward the north-northwest at about 22 mph.

Its maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph, the NHC said.

A west-northwestward to northwestward motion across the tropical and subtropical central Atlantic is expected over the next few days. There are no coastal warnings or watches in effect.

NHC forecasters said there is some uncertainty in the forecast as Gabrielle's center could be re-forming to the north.

The NHC is also monitoring a tropical wave located a couple hundred miles east-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions of this system are only

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