Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Cristobal for Wednesday, Aug. 12

Published Aug 12, 2026

Article published: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Cristobal

The National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory for the tropical storm at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Tropical Storm Cristobal is in the Atlantic Ocean, 880 miles west of the Azores. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is moving east at 25 mph.

“Slow weakening is forecast, and Cristobal is forecast to dissipate on Thursday,” according to analysts.

Source: National Hurricane Center