Hurricane Gabrielle moving on, rip currents threaten Florida coast

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Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.

The storm is expected to weaken as it moves into the open Atlantic, passing east of Bermuda.

Swells from Gabrielle are causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast and in Bermuda.

After surging into a powerful Category 4 Hurricane in a day, Gabrielle is heading out into the North Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, according to a National Hurricane Center update. It's expected to weaken as it moves out into the Atlantic, but two more systems are lining up after it.

On the forecast track, the center of Hurricane Gabrielle has sped up and is moving east-northeast at 20 mph.

A high rip current risk is now in effect through late Wednesday n