Hurrican Gonzalo has made landfall in Bermuda, with gusts still registering over 100 mph.

Gonzalo has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane.

The hurricane's winds reached 145 mph Thursday before falling to 125 mph late Friday morning, then 115 mph Friday afternoon. To compare, a hurricane reaches Category 5 status its winds are 145 mph or higher.

Gonzalo was the first Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Basin since 2011, when Hurricane Ophelia reached maximum winds of 140 mph.

The storm will continue to send significant waves toward the Atlantic beaches. The swells will continue to build through Friday and Saturday and contribute to a higher than normal threat for rip currents. Wave heights will peak in the 4-foot to 6-foot range.

Hurricane Gonzalo Advisory

11 p.m. Large eye of dangerous Hurricane Gonzalo moving away FROM Bermuda. Damaging winds and a life-threatenign storm surge occurring again.

Watches and Warnings

Changes with this advisory:

The Canadian Hurricane Centre has issued a tropical storm watch for southeastern Newfoundland from Arnolds Cove to Chapels Cove.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect: 

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:
*Bermuda

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 to 18 hours.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for:
*Arnolds Cove to Chapels Cove

A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area...generally within 48 hours.

Discussion and 48-hour outlook

At 11 p.m. the center of the eye of Hurricane Gonzalo was located near latitude 32.7 north, longitude 64.5 west. Gonzalo is moving toward the north-northeast near 16 mph. A continued north-northeastward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through Saturday. On the forecast track, the eye of Gonzalo will continue to move away from Bermuda tonight and Saturday and pass just to the southeast of Newfoundland on Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph. Slow weakening is expected tonight with faster weakening to occur by Saturday afternoon when Gonzalo moves over cooler waters.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles.

The minimum central pressure measured by a NOAA hurricane hunter plane was 951 mb, 28.03 inches.

Hazards affecting land

Wind: Hurricane conditions are expected to resume shortly on Bermuda as the southern portion of the eyewall passes northward across the island. It should be noted that wind sppeds atop and on the windward sides of hilly terrain are often up to 30 percent stronger than at the surface and  in some elevated locations can be even greater.

Storm Surge: A dangerous and life-threatening storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding in Bermuda. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Rainfall: Gonzalo is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over Bermuda.

Surf: Large swells generated by Gonzalo are affecting portions of the Virgin Islands, the northern coasts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, portions of the Bahamas, portions of the southeast coast of the United States and Bermuda. Swells will spread northward along the U.S. East Coast today. These swells will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Next advisory

Complete Advisory: 5 a.m.