Gabrielle Becomes at Category 4 Hurricane and Forecasters Advise Azores to Take Notice

MIAMI—People in the Azores archipelago were advised Monday to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gabrielle which is now a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Gabrielle had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph on Monday afternoon as it skirted to the east-southeast of Bermuda, according to a hurricane center advisory. It was centered 180 miles away from Bermuda and moving to the north-northeast at 12 mph.