Tropical Storm Fernand has slowly gained energy over the Atlantic Ocean and is anticipated to proceed on its path north-northeast for a day or two, the Nationwide Hurricane Heart stated late Sunday.
The Miami-based hurricane middle’s 11 p.m. ET updates stated Fernand was positioned about 320 miles east of Bermuda with most sustained winds of fifty mph. It was shifting north-northeast at 13 mph, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward as much as 60 miles from the storm’s middle.
Fernand fashioned southeast of Bermuda on Saturday and it’s the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin, which fashioned in an analogous space on Aug. 15.
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Maps present Tropical Storm Fernand’s forecast path
In accordance with the hurricane middle, Fernand was forecast to stay over the open ocean. It was anticipated to strengthen by way of Monday earlier than seemingly starting to weaken late Monday or on Tuesday, forecasters stated.
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Forecasters predicted it could transfer north-northeast over the subsequent couple of days.
“On the forecast observe, Fernand ought to transfer throughout the open waters of the subtropical central Atlantic nicely east and northeast of Bermuda,” the NHC stated.
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2025 Atlantic hurricane season
The Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, forecast an above-normal hurricane season this 12 months, predicting there shall be between 13 and 18 named storms. 5 to 9 of these are anticipated to grow to be hurricanes.
Fernand follows Hurricane Erin, the primary storm to grow to be a hurricane this season. Erin did not make landfall, however at its peak grew to a ferocious Category 5, and it prompted sturdy winds, harmful rip currents and flooding alongside parts of the East Coast.
A tropical storm kinds when most sustained wind speeds attain at the very least 39 mph. It turns into a hurricane if winds attain at the very least 74 mph. Hurricanes are rated on a scale starting from Class 1 to Class 5, with Classes 3-5 indicating main hurricane energy.
