Tropical Storm Fernand on Sunday is moving north-northeast in the open Atlantic Ocean and is expected to continue on this path for a day or two before it turns northeast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Fernand formed southeast of Bermuda on Saturday and is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin, which formed in a similar area on Aug. 15.
As of 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Fernand was located about 295 miles east of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the Miami-based hurricane center said. It was moving north-northeast at 13 mph, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 60 miles from the storm’s center.
A satellite image of Tropical Storm Fernand at 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Aug. 23, 2025.
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Maps show Tropical Storm Fernand’s forecast path
According to the hurricane center, Fernand was forecast to remain over the open ocean. It was expected to strengthen somewhat on Sunday through Monday before likely beginning to weaken on Tuesday, forecasters said.
Wind speed probabilities of Tropical Storm Fernand as of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.
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Forecasters predicted it would move north-northeast over the next couple of days.
“On the forecast track, Fernand should move across the open waters of the subtropical central Atlantic well east and northeast of Bermuda,” the NHC said.
The projected path of Tropical Storm Fernand as of Aug. 24, 2025.
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2025 Atlantic hurricane season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, forecast an above-normal hurricane season this year, predicting there will be between 13 and 18 named storms. Five to nine of those are expected to become hurricanes.
Fernand follows Hurricane Erin, the first storm to become a hurricane this season. Erin didn’t make landfall, but at its peak grew to a ferocious Category 5, and it caused strong winds, dangerous rip currents and flooding along parts of the East Coast.
A tropical storm forms when maximum sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph. It becomes a hurricane if winds reach at least 74 mph. Hurricanes are rated on a scale ranging from Category 1 to Category 5, with Categories 3-5 indicating major hurricane strength.
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