TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic for potential development this week.

This comes as Gabrielle, a Category 2 storm, continues to make its way across subtropical waters on its approach the Azores, prompting the first Hurricane Warning of the 2025 season.

Hurricane Gabrielle

Located about 1,100 miles west of the Azores, Gabrielle is moving toward the east at 26 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 110 mph.

The storm is expected to pick up speed as it approaches the Azores on Thursday before moving across the island chain Thursday night into Friday. Although Gabrielle is forecast to weaken in the coming days, it is expected to cling to hurricane strength as it passes through the island chain.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for all of the Azores.

Central and western tropical Atlantic (AL93)

A tropical wave located about several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands became better organized on Wednesday.

The NHC said that if this trend continues, advisories could be issued for a tropical depression or storm later Wednesday or Wednesday night.

It has a 90% chance of development in the next 48 hours.

Eastern Caribbean Sea (AL94)

A tropical wave over the northeastern Caribbean Sea continues to produce rain, thunderstorms, and wind across the Windward and Leeward Islands, but still appears disorganized, the NHC said.

Heavy rainfall and winds are expected in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands before moving to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night.

According to the NHC, the system is expected to slow down and turn northwestward when it reaches the southwestern Atlantic in the next couple of days. A tropical depression could form late this week as the system moves into the vicinity of the Bahamas.

A Hurricane Hunter aircraft is enroute to investigate the disturbance.

Its chance of formation in the next 48 hours is 30%. It has an 80% chance of development in the next seven days.