Tropical Storm Fernand has slowly gained strength over the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to continue on its path north-northeast for a day or two, the National Hurricane Center said late Sunday.The Miami-based hurricane center's 11 p.

Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, but the season's sixth named storm is not forecast to make landfall before dying out.

Tropical Storm Fernand is strengthening in the open Atlantic Ocean well east of Bermuda. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph late Sunday and was moving north-northeast at 13 mph.