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The National Hurricane Center said Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is continuing to strengthen slowly, and the latest computer model guidance is leading forecasters to predict a Category 1 landfall of Hurricane Barry sometime Saturday evening.

Tropical Storm Michael has now been upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane and is headed toward Florida. The storm is forecast to be a "dangerous major hurricane" when it smacks the US Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the Florida Keys on Monday morning and is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours as it brings strong winds and heavy rain to the Gulf of Mexico, possibly as a Category 1 Hurricane.

Chris is no longer a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center's 5:00 p.m. advisory upgraded Chris to a Category 1 Hurricane this afternoon as the storm begins to show movement to the Northeast.

Matthew is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 p.m. advisory on Thursday. Matthew is the 13th named hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Hermine to a Category 1 Hurricane Thursday evening. The storm is now packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it continues to close in on the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast later tonight.

The latest observations from the National Hurricane Center at 8 p.m. EDT shows Hurricane Joaquin, now with sustained winds of 105 mph, and a min. pressure of 954 mb. moving southwest at 7 mph. continuing to gain strength.

As of 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, tropical storm Danny was upgraded to a category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane this year in the Atlantic Ocean.

Reaching wind speeds of 75 mph, the storm Isaac is now a Category 1 hurricane and is moving northwest toward the mouth of the Mississippi River. It's expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast tonight.