Tropical Storm Fernand formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, becoming the sixth named cyclone of the 2025 season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. At 5 p.m. Eastern time the system was about 405 miles (655 kilometers) south-southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph and moving north at roughly 15 mph. Forecasters expect Fernand to strengthen over warm waters during the next 48 hours and approach Category 1 hurricane intensity by Monday. Current models keep the storm well east of Bermuda and over open ocean, with no coastal watches or warnings posted. Swells could generate rough surf for Bermuda, cruise routes in the western Atlantic and parts of the Bahamas, but the system poses no direct threat to Florida or the U.S. East Coast. Fernand follows Hurricane Erin, which also remained offshore earlier this month, and arrives amid a season the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts will see 13 to 18 named storms. Meteorologists are also monitoring a separate tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean with a low chance of development in the coming days.