Tropical Storm Fernand is expected to continue weakening over the central Atlantic Ocean for the next couple of days and pose no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Tuesday.

The storm started weakening Monday night, forecasters said.

The NHC's 5 a.m. ET update on Tuesday put Fernand about 635 miles east-northeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was moving northeast at 14 mph, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 80 miles from the storm's center.

Fernand formed southeast of Bermuda on Saturday. It is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin, which formed in a similar area on Aug. 15.

Maps show Tropical Storm Fernand's forecast path

According to the hurricane center, Fernand is forecast to remain over the open ocean well east and northeast of Bermuda. 

"Continued weakening is likely, and Fernand is likely to become a post-tropical cyclone later tonight or early Wednesday before dissipating on Thursday," the center said.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, forecast an above-normal hurricane season this year, predicting there will be between 13 and 18 named storms. Five to nine of those are expected to become hurricanes. 

Fernand follows Hurricane Erin, the first storm to become a hurricane this season. Erin didn't make landfall, but at its peak grew to a ferocious Category 5, and it caused strong winds, dangerous rip currents and flooding along parts of the East Coast.

A tropical storm forms when maximum sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph. It becomes a hurricane if winds reach at least 74 mph. Hurricanes are rated on a scale ranging from Category 1 to Category 5, with Categories 3-5 indicating major hurricane strength.