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Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the central Atlantic from what was previously Tropical Depression 7.
The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane over the weekend.
Gabrielle is expected to dissipate over open waters and currently poses no direct threat to the U.S. mainland.
The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring a tropical wave off the coast of Africa.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle has developed in the central Atlantic out of what had been Tropical Depression 7 and Invest 92L, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
The tropical storm is expected to develop into a hurricane over the weekend.
If it does become a hurricane, it'll be only the second of the Atlantic hurricane season, following Erin, which became a hu