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

Residents of the Azores archipelago received warnings Monday to track Hurricane Gabrielle's movement as the storm rapidly intensified to Category 4 status in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center announced.

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm Monday, while the National Hurricane Center increased the chances that two other Atlantic systems could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.