This image provided by NOAA on Oct. 15 shows Hurricane Gonzalo, lower right, as it heads toward Bermuda. (AP Photo/NOAA)

(Bloomberg) — Hurricane Gonzalo grew into a major storm that threatens Bermuda later this week, while half a world away Tropical Storm Ana may become the second system this year to sweep Hawaii’s Big Island.

Gonzalo, with top winds of 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour, was about 770 miles south of Bermuda as of 5 p.m. East Coast time yesterday. It is a Category 3 system on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale and may reach Category 4 strength today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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