Tropical Storm Fernand to strengthen on its journey across Atlantic as Invest 99L approaches Caribbean

MIAMI – Forecasters are keeping their eyes connected recently formed Tropical Storm Fernand, and the strategy is expected to fortify arsenic it makes its travel crossed the Atlantic Ocean eastbound of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Fernand formed connected Saturday connected the heels of what was erstwhile Hurricane Erin, which didn’t marque a nonstop landfall successful the U.S., but its impacts were felt up and down the East Coast arsenic the monolithic strategy sent monster waves crashing onto beaches and created life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England.

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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tropical Storm Fernand had maximum sustained winds of astir 40 mph with immoderate higher gusts, and strengthening is expected implicit the adjacent 2 days earlier opening its weakening inclination connected Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Fernand is presently located astir 300 miles southeast of Bermuda and is moving disconnected to the north-northeast astatine 15 mph.

The NHC said that question is forecast to proceed implicit the adjacent time oregon 2 earlier making a crook to the northeast.

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On that track, the NHC said Fernand should determination good eastbound of Bermuda and crossed the unfastened waters of the subtropical North Atlantic.

But Fernand isn’t the lone strategy that’s being monitored by the NHC.

Invest 99L could go adjacent tropical depression

Invest 99L approaching lukewarm waters of Caribbean

Forecasters are keeping their eyes connected Invest 99L, which is spinning crossed the lukewarm waters of the Caribbean. FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier breaks down the latest forecast connected Aug. 24, 2025.

Farther south, the NHC is continuing to support its eyes connected Invest 99L, which is present approaching the Windward Islands and the lukewarm waters of the Caribbean.

The NHC said that implicit the past respective hours, showers and thunderstorms associated with Invest 99L, located astir 450 miles to the eastbound of the Windward Islands, person changed small successful organization.

The NHC said Invest 99L could go a tropical depression implicit the adjacent time oregon truthful portion it moves rapidly to the westbound astatine astir 20-25 mph.

It’s expected to walk the Windward and Leeward islands precocious connected Sunday oregon Sunday night.

Regardless of development, Invest 99L could nutrient locally dense rainfall and beardown winds crossed portions of the islands connected Sunday and Monday.

Invest 99L is forecast to scope the cardinal Caribbean Sea connected Tuesday, wherever conditions are expected to go little favorable for further development.

Hurricane Hunters are expected to alert into Invest 99L connected Sunday, if necessary.