There’s a new tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean, but it’s not a concern for those in the United States.
The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Fernand (pronounced fair-NAHN) formed on Saturday afternoon in the central Atlantic.
It’s the sixth named storm of the season.
Forecasters said it will stay on a path to the north and stay out on the open ocean, tracking to the east of Bermuda.
As of 4 p.m. CDT Saturday, the center of Tropical Storm Fernand was located about 655 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and was tracking to the north at 15 mph.
Tropical Storm Fernand is not expected to threaten Bermuda or the U.S.NHC
Fernand had sustained winds of 40 mph, making it a minimal tropical storm.
Fernand has a brief window to make a run at hurricane strength. The hurricane center said some strengthening will be possible over the next two days, “and Fernand could be near hurricane strength on Monday.”
So far there has been only one hurricane in 2025 in the Atlantic, Erin, which was briefly a Category 5 last week.
Fernand is expected to start to weaken on Tuesday.
ELSEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC
The second tropical disturbance had a low chance for development on Saturday.
It was located about 650 miles east of the Windward Islands on Saturday afternoon and was moving to the west at 20 to 25 mph.
It could bring periods of heavy rain to the Windward Islands on Sunday and Monday.
The hurricane center expects the system to move into an unfavorable environment for development in the Caribbean next week.
There were no potential trouble spots in the Gulf on Saturday, and none was expected over the next several days.
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