Gabrielle, while slightly weakened, remained a Category 3 storm as of Wednesday morning. The hurricane is racing east-northeast across the North Atlantic, with a hurricane warning currently in effect for the Azores.

Gabrielle is forecast to approach the Azores on Thursday and move across the island chain from Thursday night into Friday.

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While gradual weakening is expected over the next couple of days, Gabrielle is still projected to remain a hurricane as it passes through the Azores.

DON’T MISS: STUDY URGES FORECASTERS TO ADOPT NEW HURRICANE INTENSITY SCALE

Dangerous storm surge is anticipated to cause significant coastal flooding in areas experiencing onshore winds, warns the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). Thi

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