The National Hurricane Center on Monday continued to track Tropical Storm Fernand in the open Atlantic but dropped its forecast a system entering the Caribbean would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of Fernand was located about 360 miles east-northeast of Bermuda moving north-northeast at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extend out 60 miles.
Tropical Storm Fernand’s forecast path as of 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (NHC)
“On the forecast track, Fernand should move across the open waters of the subtropical central Atlantic well east and northeast of Bermuda,” forecasters said, “Weakening is expected to begin tonight, and Fernand is expected to become post-tropical on Wednesday.”
Fernand became the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Saturday while the NHC is keeping track of what could be the seventh farther south in the Atlantic.
The NHC had been tracking a tropical wave that was passing over the Caribbean’s Windward Islands with showers and thunderstorms on Monday, but no longer forecasts it to continue development.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently updated its season forecast to call for 13-18 named storms this year, of which five to nine would grow into hurricanes. Two to five of those would develop into major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.
The height of hurricane season runs from mid-August into October while the entire six-month season runs June 1 to Nov. 30.
Originally Published: August 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT