The northern eyewall of Hurricane Gonzalo is approximately 45 miles (72 km) south-southwest of Bermuda.  The strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are normally found in the eyewall and so the weather conditions over Bermuda are likely to deteriorate rapidly during the next few hours.  At 5:00 p.m. EDT the weather station on Bermuda was reporting easterly winds at 45 m.p.h. with gusts to 67 m.p.h.  Heavy rain was falling and the pressure was falling rapidly.  Based on the current motion of Gonzalo, hurricane force winds could reach Bermuda during the next two or three hours.

At 5:00 p.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Gonzalo was located at latitude 31.7°N and longitude 65.3°W which put it about 50 miles southwest of Bermuda.  The maximum sustained wind speed was 115 m.p.h. and the minimum surface pressure was 949 mb.  A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Bermuda.  The Canadian Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Watch that extends from Arnolds Cove to Chapels Cove, Newfoundland.

As of 5:00 p.m. EDT the maximum sustained wind speed in Gonzalo was 115 m.p.h.  Southwesterly winds in the upper levels are creating wind shear over Gonzalo, but it is still likely to strike Bermuda as a major hurricane.  A storm surge and wave action could pose a significant risk to the south coast.  High winds could also do damage, especially to exposed structures at higher elevations.