HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Even though Hurricane Gonzalo has weakened from a Category 4 storm to a Category 3, a forecaster says it’s “still a major hurricane.”

Despite the warnings, a crowd gathered this morning on a beach on Bermuda’s southeast coast to watch the growing waves. Bermuda is expected to see a storm surge of up to 10 feet.

The hurricane, which is expected to pass over or near Bermuda this evening, is currently carrying winds of 125 miles an hour.

Soldiers have been dispatched to several areas, with some stationed at nursing homes. And a British Royal Navy frigate is expected to arrive Sunday to help with recovery efforts.

In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by this evening as it nears Hawaii. However, it is expected to return to tropical storm strength tomorrow morning, when it is forecast to be closest to the Big Island.

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054-a-06-(Michael Brennan, National Hurricane Center Senior Hurricane Specialist,, in AP interview)-“moves near Bermuda”-National Hurricane Center Senior Hurricane Specialist Michael Brennan says Hurricane Gonzalo will be hardest felt around 5p-m in the Carribean. (17 Oct 2014)

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055-a-09-(Michael Brennan, National Hurricane Center Senior Hurricane Specialist,, in AP interview)-“the southeast coast”-National Hurricane Center Senior Hurricane Specialist Michael Brennan says although Hurricane Gonzalo is in the Carribean, we may still feel its impact along the Atlantic coast. (17 Oct 2014)

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APPHOTO XLAT113: This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Gonzalo taken from the International Space Station by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst as it moves toward Bermuda on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Hurricane Gonzalo roared toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 3 storm on Friday. (AP Photo/Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA) (16 Oct 2014)

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