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Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane over the weekend.

Current forecasts predict the storm will curve north in the Atlantic, staying away from the U.S. coastline.

The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring several other tropical waves in the Atlantic basin.

Even if the storm stays offshore, it could create dangerous rip currents along the East Coast next week.

The National Hurricane Cente r is tracking several systems in the Atlantic basin, including Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which is expected to become the season's second hurricane over the weekend.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed in the central Atlantic Sept. 17, becoming the first named storm since Fernand in late August.

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