Article first published: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, 4 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Fernand

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Fernand is in the Atlantic Ocean, 595 miles south of Cape Race Newfoundland. With maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the system is moving northeast at 12 mph.

“An acceleration toward the east-northeast is expected during the next couple of days”, forecasters noted. “Some slight restrengthening is possible by Wednesday, but Fernand is likely to become post-tropical by Wednesday night.” They also said “The low is expected to dissipate by Thursday night.”

Source: National Hurricane Center