Hurricane Fiona on Wednesday reached Category 4 with 130 mph winds as forecasters say the storm is slated to pass near the island of Bermuda later this week.
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 8 a.m. ET update, wrote that Fiona is moving directly north at around 8 mph. A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are in effect for Bermuda, said the agency, noting that interests in northeastern Canada should monitor the storm’s progress.
“This general motion is expected to continue through this evening. A turn toward the north-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected by Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Fiona will continue to move away from the Turks and Caicos today, and approach Bermuda late on Thursday,” said the NHC….