Hurricane Gert is stronger with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph. 

Although Gert became stronger and looked impressive, but it didn’t really matter since it stayed out over the open Atlantic thankfully.  It continues moving away from land and will move toward the cooler north Atlantic waters Thursday where it will start to weaken.

That will be the last of Gert.

As of 11 p.m. ET Wednesday, the center of Hurricane Gert was about 410 miles southeast of Halifax Nova Scotia, and 525 miles south-southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland. 

Gert is moving toward the northeast at 25 mph. 

Maximum sustained winds have increased to 90 mph with higher gusts. 

Of more importance, our attention now turns to the three tropical waves we’re watching out in the central and eastern Atlantic. The first one appears to be headed for the Caribbean a few days from now.  The second one appears to be taking a slightly more northerly track and could go just north of Puerto Rico this weekend.  It will be watched carefully as it could come close to the U.S. if it develops. 

The third wave is too far out and too new to know exactly what it will do and it has about a week before it would ever be near land.

Some additional strengthening is possible today and Gert could become a Category 2 hurricane while it remains over the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in a favorable upper-level wind pattern.

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