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

Published Aug 12, 2026

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

Article last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 4 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Cristobal

The National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Cristobal is in the Atlantic Ocean, 765 miles west of the Azores. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is moving east at 21 mph.

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

Source: National Hurricane Center