Wednesday, Aug 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Tropical Storm Fernand

Published Aug 27, 2025

Article first published: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Fernand

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 a.m. Wednesday advisory, Tropical Storm Fernand is in the Atlantic Ocean, 590 miles south-southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland. Packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, it is tracking east at 12 mph.

“Little change in strength is expected over the next 12 hours or so, but Fernand is still forecast to become post-tropical by tonight and open up into a trough by Thursday night”, according to meteorologists.

Source: National Hurricane Center