Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Atlantic on Saturday a few hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda and is expected to continue to strengthen through Sunday while it travels generally

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported Fernand was located some 295 miles (475 kilometers) east of Bermuda by late Sunday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Fernand (fair-NAHN) is the newest player in the Atlantic.The storm formed from an area of interest labeled Invest 90-L by the National Hurricane Center. It is forecast to maintain a north-northeasterly course before weakening near Newfoundland in the northern Atlantic Ocean.