Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane by Sept. 21.

Current forecasts call for Gabrielle to become a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

Florida could feel some indirect impacts from Gabrielle.

continues to battle wind shear but conditions are expected to become favorable for strengthening soon, according to the

Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday, Sept. 21, as it passes east of Bermuda, and could strengthen into a Category 2 storm with 105-mph sustained winds within the next 96 hours.

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Forecasters warned residents in Bermuda should monitor Gabrielle's progress, especially since the National Hurricane Center's "average and hazards can extend well away from the center." Hurricane News: Get

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