Gordon targets Azores, Spain, France

Gordon has managed to maintain strength and even strengthen a bit while accelerating, even in the face of shear, much like Wilma's "dive-bombing" run at Florida last year. Gordon is now a threat to the Azores primarily, but is moving quickly, and won't lose much power before slamming into northwestern Spain as a powerful mid-latitude cyclone. Western France will take a hit soon after that. These storms can be quite intense, even when not tropical in nature.

Helene is now the strongest storm of this Atlantic season, both currently with 115 mph winds and at her former peak of 125 mph winds. Helene is still staying way out to sea and not bothering anyone, though who knows, she may pull a Gordon in her old age...