Gonzalo Is A Category 4 Storm Now: Will Weaken Soon: Bermuda Is In For A Hammering

Bermuda is in for a hiding from Hurricane Gonzalo. The battering will start from 3:00 PM (Local Time) in the afternoon. Heavy rains and winds that a Category 4 Hurricane can whip up.

Folks in mainland USA can rest easy. Gonzalo is not expected to make landfall anywhere. But expect some winds along the coast. In short the storm will prove a nuisance only for ships in the Atlantic Ocean, who are taking evasive action right now.

Newfoundland in Canada will have to be wary. A weakened Gonzalo is going to come calling on Saturday-Sunday night.

 October 18, 2014 night. Gonzalo about to Hit St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

 This how the Canadians expect Gonzalo to move. Their prediction differs from the GFS which expects a direct hit on St. John's

The GFS expects a hit on St. John's on late night of October 18, 2014

Expected Path Track of Hurricane Gonzalo (Oct. 18 to Oct. 21)

Hurricane GONZALO Is Taking Birth Now In The Atlantic

XWF-WEATHER Forecast Map: Hurricane GONZALO about to slam into Newfoundland. October 18, 2014

The Western Pacific and Northern Indian Ocean have been active in the last few weeks throwing up tropical storms. Now it is the turn of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Gonzalo has already taken birth. As a low pressure are near Puerto Rico.

In the next week Gonzalo is going to gradually grow stronger and vicious. But folks in the US can rest easy. Gonzalo is not going to hit the US. It is going to cruise along the eastern coast (A good few hundred miles off) and grow stronger and hit Newfoundland, Canada on 18th October, 2014. (Local time)

The worst affected will be St. John's, Holyrood and Clarenville.

Present forecasts say by the time it slams into Canada it will be a beast of a storm.

SEE HURRICANE "GONZALO" LIVE BELOW (Courtesy: nullschool)