Tropical Storm Fernand expected to weaken as we approach peak of hurricane season, NHC says
Tropical Update: August 27, 2025
FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking the tropical Atlantic.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Little change in strength is expected from Tropical Storm Fernand over the next 12 hours, and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say the storm will become post-tropical by Wednesday night.
Where is Tropical Storm Fernand?
What we know:
As of Wednesday evening, Tropical Storm Fernand was located about 585 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
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Fernand was moving toward the east near 15 mph, but is expected to resume an east-northeastward motion and accelerate over the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds for the storm remained near 50 mph with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center of Fernand.
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Little change in strength is expected over the next 12 hours or so, but Fernand is still forecast to become post-tropical by Wednesday night and open up into a trough by Thursday night.
The estimated minimum central pressure of the storm is 1006 mb.
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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, 2025. However, most activity begins between August, September and October, with the most active period typically occurring around Sept. 10.
The next name on the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Gabrielle.
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the FOX 35 Storm Team.