Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda, forecasters said Saturday.
Fernand is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and it comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin , which formed in a similar area on Aug. 15.
As of 11 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, Fernand was located about 325 miles southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It was moving north-northeast at 15 mph.
A satellite image of Tropical Storm Fernand at 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Aug. 23, 2025. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Maps show Tropical Storm Fernand's forecast path
According to the the hurricane center, Fernand was forecast to remain over the open ocean. It was likely to strengthen over the weekend an