BWS: TS Fernand Not A Threat At This Time
Tropical Storm Fernand is “not a threat to Bermuda at this time”, the Bermuda Weather Service said, with its nearest forecasted point to Bermuda being 247 nm to the ESE at 1pm today [August 24] with the BWS noting that “this forecast is subject to change with the next update.”
Graphic courtesy of the BWS:
The latest forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, “At 500 AM AST [0900 UTC], the center of Tropical Storm Fernand was located near latitude 29.7 North, longitude 60.7 West. Fernand is moving toward the north-northeast near 15 mph [24 km/h] and this motion is expected to continue for the next day or two, followed by a turn to the northeast. On the forecast track, Fernand should move well east of Bermuda and across the open waters of the subtropical North Atlantic.
Graphic courtesy of the NHC:
“Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph [65 km/h] with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. A weakening trend is expected by Tuesday.
“Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles [165 km] mainly to the southeast of the center.
“The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb [29.83 inches].”
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