As a new system emerges east of the Windward Islands, Hurricane Gabrielle is strengthening in the Atlantic. What to expect in North Carolina.

The storm is not expected to make landfall in North Carolina, but it could still bring dangerous conditions to the state’s coast.

There is an elevated risk of rip currents at North Carolina beaches. Here’s what to know about Gabrielle and two other disturbances.

Hurricane Gabrielle surged up from a tropical storm not a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph in about a day.

Following Hurricane Erin, Hurricane Gabrielle has the potential to be the next storm homeowners need to prepare for.

Humberto is forecast to strengthen over the open Atlantic as it follows a path similar to Gabrielle. The system is forecast to become a Category 3 hurricane on a west-northwest track that may coincide with another tropical system that may become Imelda.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Monday advisory reported that Category 4 Hurricane Gabrielle is in the Atlantic Ocean, 180 miles east-southeast of Bermuda and 2,005 miles west of the Azores. With maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the hurricane is moving north-northeast at 12 mph.

There are two named systems in the Atlantic at this time: Humberto and Gabrielle. These two systems are not going to be issues for North Carolina. It is the system dubbed

Hurricane Gabrielle passed Bermuda Monday night as a powerful Category 4 hurricane and is moving into the open Atlantic, the NHC said.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle is intensifying southeast of Bermuda, nearing hurricane strength with winds of 100 kmph.