Forecasters are continuing to monitor strengthening Tropical Storm Fernand swirling over the open waters of the Atlantic as Invest 99L has fizzled over the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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.

C OLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Thankfully, Fernand remained well east of Bermuda, avoiding a direct hit of the island. This morning, Fernand remains a Tropical Storm, with sustained winds of 50 MPH.