PONTA DELGADA, Azores – A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gabrielle continues to barrel across the Atlantic toward the islands and European coastline as a monster Category 2 hurricane .

The Azores sit some 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, and forecasters have warned people there to keep an eye on the forecast as the hurricane moves closer to the archipelago in the North Atlantic.

Hurricane conditions, including torrential rain, strong winds and a dangerous storm surge , are expected to begin within the Hurricane Warning area by Thursday night and Friday morning.

Behind Hurricane Gabrielle, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is also monitoring Tropical Storm Humberto and Invest 94L in the Atlantic.

The increase in tropical activity in the Atlantic come

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