Atlantic On Alert: Tropical Storm Fernand Moves North, Other Systems Being Watched

As it churns through open waters and sends ripples of alarm into the center of hurricane season, Tropical Storm Fernand is agitating the Atlantic.

In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Fernand is one of several systems under observation.

Fernand’s most recent forecasted route and time through Wednesday, August 27.

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The storm’s whirling winds and rushing waves serve as a warning that the tropics are warming even if it stays far from land.

The National Hurricane Center reports that as of Sunday, August 24, Fernand is moving northeast, passing well east of Bermuda, and is predicted to stay offshore for the next few days.

Although the storm itself is not expected to make landfall this week, forecasters caution that Bermuda and the Newfoundland coast may still be affected by strong surf and hazardous rip currents.

AccuWeather meteorologists are also keeping an eye on a number of other systems.

While another wave in the Caribbean is not yet anticipated to get stronger, a tropical wave in the central Atlantic has a medium likelihood of forming until Monday, August 25.

A third wave is being watched more to the east, but it is not expected to materialize very soon.

Nearer home, a slow-moving cold front has created a low danger of tropical development in the northeastern Gulf and along the Southeast coast of the United States from Friday, August 29 through Labor Day on Monday, September 1.

From Saturday, August 30 to Wednesday, September 3, the northwest Caribbean is designated as another low-risk area. Should a storm form, this area could have an impact on the Yucatán, Texas, and Louisiana.

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Forecasters advise everyone to keep alert as the season’s activity builds, as there are several waves currently in motion.

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