Tropical Storm Fernand on Sunday is moving northeast in the open Atlantic Ocean after forming southeast of Bermuda on 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 5 a.m. ET on Sunday, Fernand was located about 300 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.

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 and could become a hurricane by Monday before weakening Tuesday, forecasters said.

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